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US calls Navalny’s inclusion to list of ‘terrorists and extremists’ disturbing

/ 07:27 AM January 26, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny attends a court hearing in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said Russia’s decision to add jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and a handful of his allies to an official list of “terrorists and extremists” was disturbing, and it again called for Navalny’s immediate and unconditional release.

“This latest designation represents a new low in Russia’s continuing crackdown on independent civil society,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.

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