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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Watling

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny declared missing days after Putin announces presidential bid

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Jailed Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has been declared missing by his lawyers and allies just days after Vladimir Putin announced he would run for a fifth presidential term next year.

Mr Navalny, 47, who is serving a 19-year-term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court on Monday via videolink but did not show up, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh said.

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