In this episode of The Current, Angela Stent discusses the protests across Russia in support of jailed anti-corruption leader Alexei Navalny. Stent argues that the protests are "fueled by a combination of frustrations with Vladimir Putin’s repressive government, Russia’s stagnant economy and the impacts of COVID." However, whether demonstrations will grow into a larger, sustained movement remains to be seen, and what influence the U.S. and Europe can wield may be limited.

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