Russia opposition crackdown

The World

On Thursday, Russian security forces broke in and raided the offices of opposition politician, and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny. The raid came a day after one of Navalny’s colleagues was seized, put into compulsory military service and sent to the Arctic. Host Marco Werman talks with The World’s Lucy Martirosyan about these recent developments.

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