Supporters of opposition politician Alexei Navalny have been gathering in some 20 Russian cities to back his bid to run in March's presidential poll, according to the BBC.
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov does not exclude the intensification of hostilities and military provocations in Donbas during the election campaign of the incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin who has recently announced plans to run for a new term, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Boris Yakemenko, one of the chief architects of the pro-Kremlin youth movements “Nashi” and “Idushchiye Vmeste” (Walking Together), says he’ll run for president next year in Russia, according to Meduza referring to the television network Dozhd.
The European Union will disappear, French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a rally on Sunday, promising to shield France from globalization as she sought to fire up her supporters in the final four weeks before voting gets underway, according to Reuters.