Russia brushes off Navalny sanctions call

Updated January 19 2021 - 11:04pm, first published 11:01pm
A judge has ruled that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should be held in custody for 30 days.
A judge has ruled that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny should be held in custody for 30 days.

The Kremlin says it will not heed calls by some Western countries for sanctions over Russia's detention of poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny, insisting his case is a purely domestic matter.

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