Alexei Navalny: World leaders demand release of Putin critic

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 3:10 p.m.

Western nations have voiced concern over the arrest of Putin critic Alexei Navalny following his return to Russia. The police want to hold him until a hearing next week, when a court could invoke a three-and a half year prison sentence that was suspended in 2014. Also on the programme: We’ll talk about the intense security in place in Washington D.C. ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration; and a look at how Somalia is likely to manage the battle against jihadists now that US troops have withdrawn. (Picture: Alexei Navalny, Credit: Reuters)