Financial Times
Jan 26, 2021 - 14 min
Is he losing his grip? When Alexei Navalny was put behind bars, Vladimir Putin’s intended message was clear: he had lost patience, and after years of intimidating opposition groups, he will now silence them. In this comprehensive report, Henry Foy examines why, after 20 years at the helm of Russian power, the President has resorted to repression to keep control.