Sparking protests across Russia, Alexei Navalny’s arrest and detention has ever more starkly revealed the society’s discontent with the Kremlin, and the elites’ indifference.
With no sign yet of the demonstrations quietening down, this event assesses the situation on the ground, how elites and wider society are responding, and what the future holds for the protest movement.
Participants
Leonid Volkov, Chief of Staff to Alexei Navalny
Catherine Belton, Special Correspondent, Thomson Reuters
Nikolai Petrov, Senior Research Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
Chair: Dr Ben Noble, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
