MOSCOW: The trigger for some of the biggest protests to sweep Russia in years was the arrest of opposition politician and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was detained on his return to the country last month after surviving poisoning by a nerve agent.
Navalny alleged its ultimate owner was President Vladimir Putin, an allegation the Kremlin denies. Since then Putin's former judo sparring partner has said he owned it. Sonya, a young protester in Moscow on Jan. 31, said she supported the opposition firebrand, but was also motivated by an economic squeeze.
The rouble is falling on fears of new Western sanctions over the Navalny case. That threatens to push up inflation, which hit 4.9 per cent last year, further above the central bank's target of 4per cent.
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