Top Navalny allies arrested

By Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Anton Zverev
Updated April 21 2021 - 6:44pm, first published 6:42pm
President Vladimir Putin will deliver a state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow on Wednesday.
President Vladimir Putin will deliver a state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow on Wednesday.

Two of Alexei Navalny's closest allies have been arrested, their lawyers say, at the start of a planned day of mass protests in support of the jailed Kremlin critic as President Vladimir Putin delivers his state of the union speech.

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