Alexei Navalny, the prominent Russian opposition leader serving a 19-year sentence on extremism charges, has been transferred 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle to a penal colony, previously a part of the Soviet GULAG system, according to the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. Despite the harsh conditions, Navalny humorously referred to himself as the 'new Santa Claus' and 'Father Frost' in his first comments since his reappearance. In related news, Denis Pushilin, head of the Russian illegal occupation administration in Donetsk Oblast, was sentenced in absentia to 15 years in jail for undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity and collaborationism, as announced by the Office of the Prosecutor-General of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Felix Yeliseyev, an anti-fascist who ran Telegram channels, was sentenced to 14 years for posting in support of Ukraine and allegedly donating to Ukrainian armed forces. Additionally, a Moscow court ruled against attendees of a controversial 'almost naked' party, which has led to significant fallout and the involvement of President Putin.
A rapper who turned up at a lavish Russian party with just a sock to cover his modesty has been jailed. The fallout from the event has reached all the way to President Putin. @A_Osborn in Moscow explains what happened on Reuters World News daily podcast https://t.co/SGQypLhTvy https://t.co/CxIOoBtHWG
A man in Omsk was sentenced to 15 years in prison for arson attacks against three Z-adorned cars and an electrical transformer station. The FSB accused him of trying to scare the public and exert antiwar pressure on policymakers. https://t.co/75j6RXseLQ
Really interesting by @BBCSteveR on what the row about a naked celeb party says about the mood in Russia and Putin’s need for scapegoats (even naked ones) https://t.co/J492Tdo0LR
The main news in Russia this week is about some B list celebrities who had a private "naked party" and a school where a man and woman cross-dressed and switched the roles of Ded Moroz and Snegurochka. The celebrities were canceled, and both they and the school were forced to… https://t.co/9eyX2X6HxM
🔴 Navalny breaks silence with Christmas joke after being ‘lost’ in Russia’s Gulag system https://t.co/3AEUWO0Jr9
⚡️Top collaborator in occupied Donetsk Oblast sentenced to 15 years in jail in absentia. Denis Pushilin, the head of the Russian illegal occupation administration in Donetsk Oblast, was found guilty of undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity and collaborationism, the… https://t.co/s6fL4c5GSs https://t.co/QxtBORs2Vp
Ukraine has sentenced in absentia the head of the so-called "DPR", Denys Pushylin, to 15 years in prison He was charged with encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and collaboration activities, the Office of the Prosecutor-General of Ukraine has… https://t.co/p5wVEMZUtW https://t.co/3ryrDwbRuN
Wonderful series of messages from a man who gives Putin sleepless nights. @navalny https://t.co/mtQAnnCu7V
In a ruling against one of the party’s attendees, a Moscow court stated that the now-infamous “almost naked” party was aimed at the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships.” https://t.co/lw8V2uMAWV
Felix Yeliseyev, an anti-fascist who ran Telegram channels, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for posting in support of Ukraine and allegedly donating to the Ukrainian armed forces. https://t.co/NBW1kxbvmO
Good Lord, TV/blogger celeb Nastya Ivleeva releases another apology for her "Almost Naked" party — this one 21 min long — talking about losing touch "with reality." Her sponsors have abandoned her, & TV networks have been told to cut her off. https://t.co/hFImK1vCS1
Don’t think I’d be. Respect. “Alexei Navalny: ‘I’m fine’ says Kremlin critic from remote Arctic penal colony.” https://t.co/xnXrZf6Ak0
https://t.co/s7dMKycF4X Putin sends Navalny 40 miles north of Arctic Circle, to prison founded in the 1960s as part of what was once the GULAG system of forced Soviet labor camps, according to the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. Jokes it off, calling himself "Father Frost"...
RUSSIA: Alexey Navalny, Putin’s Chief Opponent, Speaks Out After Prison Transfer – HE’S HELD IN A SOVIET GULAG via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/GzUbcINrC1
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov was beside himself over the sinking of the Novocherkassk. He blamed it on... a naked party! (ICYMI, see my earlier video). Solovyov complained about palace intrigues and thanked the Kremlin for protecting him. https://t.co/7IBE4ocPmg
Navalny, the most prominent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. https://t.co/BaUHMkImB2 https://t.co/BaUHMkImB2
Russian opposition leader Navalny calls himself the "new Santa Claus" in his first comments since reappearance https://t.co/5adWHzNxKk
“The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaces with darkly humorous comments.” An extraordinary man. https://t.co/ltnlguFgx4
Putin critic Alexei Navalny proves he’s "fine’—and hasn’t lost his sense of humor: “I am your new Santa Claus." https://t.co/Ov5eqf3RXB