Update: Alexey Navalny, opposition leader and organizer of a nation-wide anti-corruption march March 26 has been jailed for 15 days and his office closed by police; 13 staff and volunteers jailed for 5-25 days.
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Staff and volunteers from Alexei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Van waving from the back of a police van after arrests for an unauthorized rally March 26, 2017 in Moscow. Photo by Navalny.com
The ruble is trading for 57.08 to the dollar and 61.71 to the euro. Brent crude is selling for $51.31 per barrel.
The following news items were taken from 7:40 na perrone, Svoboda, Novaya Gazeta, Media Zone, Navalny, Meduza, Gazeta and Republic
– “We need to reinforce the Ukrainian military as much as we can.“- Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti (at hearing of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee); Approves Giving Lethal Arms to Ukraine
– Anti-Corruption Fund Opens Hot Line to Help Detainees at Demonstration; 1,500 People Detained Throughout Russia for March 26 Action Against Corruption
Translation: A man kicked an OMON policeman who lost consciousness. Now his colleagues are beating everybody in general.
– Truckers Reject Government Compromises; Announce National Strike
Striking truckers. Photo by RIA Novosti
– Prosecutor Requests Compulsory Psychiatric Interment for Bolotnaya Prisoner Maksim Panfilov
– RosGvardia (National Guard) Proposes Creating Standard Compensation for Victims of Their Officers
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