Press release

Foreign Secretary statement: Arrest of Alexey Navalny

The Foreign Secretary has responded to the arrest of Alexey Navalny by the Russian authorities

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab
• Published: 18 January 2021

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab:

It is appalling that Alexey Navalny, the victim of a despicable crime, has been detained by Russian authorities. He must be immediately released.

Rather than persecuting Mr Navalny Russia should explain how a chemical weapon came to be used on Russian soil.

Published 18 January 2021