Tens of thousands protest against Putin in Russian far east

ReutersPublished: Jul 26, 2020 12:11 AM | Updated: Jul 26, 2020 2:09 AM

Tens of thousands marched in the Russian far east on Saturday, the third such weekend protest in a row, to express their anger over what they say is President Vladimir Putin’s mishandling of a local political crisis.

Residents of Khabarovsk, around 3,800 miles (6,110 km) and seven timezones east of Moscow, are unhappy about the detention this month of the wider region’s popular governor, Sergei Furgal, who was arrested on murder charges he denies.

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