In the spotlight: Navalny in the mouth of the wolf
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Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny.
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The international press displays the same photo in front page;
that of Alexeï Navalny, the number 1 opponent to Vladimir Poutine who was arrested as soon as he got off the plane in Moscow on Sunday evening.
It is "
the return to the den of the bear
", explains the
New York Times
which salutes "
the extraordinary courage of Alexeï Navalny
", who after an "
almost fatal poisoning
" with novichok and a 5-month convalescence in Germany made the choice to return yesterday to Russia "
where he knew he would be arrested
".
Navalny 44, the bête noire of Vladimir Putin, the popular opponent who challenges power thanks to the power of the internet "
his populist, hard-hitting and often humorous videos make fun of the crooks and thieves of the elite
", underlines the
New York Times
;
videos viewed millions of times in Russia.
"
His return is a direct challenge for the Russian government
", estimates the
Financial Times
which quotes a Russian expert for whom "
the reception of Navalny by the police at the airport is the best proof of the fear
", which it inspires in power.
As he prepares for the parliamentary elections next September, Vladimir Putin "
could try to keep Navalny locked up for years
" worries the
Guardian,
who underlines that the Kremlin has clearly signified its brutal desire to silence any opposition, by "
trying to poison Navalny last summer
”.
The British daily also judges that the condemnations coming from all the capitals abroad, and which have been raining since last night, will undoubtedly have no effect on the determination of the Russian authorities.
And the
Guardian
to recall all the cynicism of Vladimir Putin denying the poisoning of Navalny last summer "
if Russian agents had wanted to kill him, they would probably have finished the job
", then declared the Russian president "
with a smile in corner
”.
Trump self-pardoned before leaving the White House?
The countdown to departure has begun for Donald Trump under the gaze of the international press, often in a hurry in its comments to turn the page on recent years and above all to close the tormented chapter of recent days.
And what is Donald Trump doing in his last hours of power?
The
Washington Post
reveals that the President intends to use his right of presidential pardon.
He would have thus “
gathered yesterday his daughter Ivanka, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and other collaborators to discuss it
”, indicates the daily which underlines “
that in total a hundred people could benefit from such a grace
”.
And that the President does not exclude granting one "
to his children, to his collaborators and even to himself
", a kind of self-forgiveness, notes the
Washington Post
which nevertheless considers "
that he does not 'it is not yet certain that it will do so
.
Response within the next few hours.
Trump's relatives try to cash in on presidential pardons
It is a very lucrative and booming market, notes the
New York Times,
which estimates "
that the lobbying for pardons intensified when it became clear that Trump had no more recourse to contest his electoral defeat.
".
Hence the urgency for his allies, in decline with justice, to obtain a pardon as soon as possible from the President before he leaves power.
And this is how relatives of Donald Trump, lobbyists, lawyers "
would have thus received fees from rich criminals or their associates to push the White House to clemency
" underlines the daily which notably cites the example of John Dowd, the former personal attorney for Trump.
The latter would thus have accepted “
tens of thousands of dollars from a condemned industrialist while dangling a pardon, because of his proximity to the President
”.
'
Trump baby
'
balloon
enters Museum of London
Information from the
Guardian
.
Remember, we have all seen this 6-meter-high inflatable balloon representing the American president as a scowling baby.
The "
Trump Baby Blimp
", orange and inflated with helium, and which, adds the daily "
had so angry the American president during the demonstrations which accompanied his state visit to London in 2019
".
The director of the London museum explains very seriously "
that this work will therefore be included in the museum's collection, as an example of the British love for the caricature of politicians
".
A work which will be soberly titled: “
Égo blooufflé
”.
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