Russia believes that the case of opposition figure Alexei Navalny is nothing but a “sham,” since Moscow has not been provided with any information to prove Western allegations that he was recently poisoned, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.

‘Everyone has the right to express their point of view within the framework provided by the law,’ Putin said.

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who had violated the terms of his suspended prison sentence, was arrested upon arrival in Moscow.

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny says he is returning to Russia on Sunday, after a lengthy recuperation period from alleged poisoning in Germany.

The Russian president says the US started a new arms race, forcing Russia to develop hypersonic weapons in response.

The Kremlin says EU’s new sanctions on Russian individuals harm the bloc’s relations with Moscow.

The bloc reached a political agreement at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.