Russia issues int’l arrest warrant for Navalny ally over protests

Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Leonid Volkov, a close ally of Alexey Navalny who has called on Russians to hold fresh protests this weekend demanding the release of the Kremlin critic from jail. Volkov oversees Navalny’s regional headquarters, and has angered the authorities by organising recent anti-Kremlin protests from his base in Lithuania. He is urging Russians to demonstrate again on Sunday against President Vladimir Putin’s government and demand the release of Navalny, who was...