Russia accuses US diplomats of publishing Navalny rally routes

Police stand guard during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia. Credit: AP Photo

Russia on Saturday accused the US embassy in Moscow of publishing routes of planned demonstrations in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and demanded an explanation from American diplomats.

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"Yesterday the US embassy in Moscow published 'protest routes' in Russian cities and tossed around information about a 'march on the Kremlin,'" Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Facebook, adding: "US colleagues will have to explain themselves."

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