Russia's federal prison service has given Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny an ultimatum that he either report to its office by Tuesday morning or face jail if he comes back to Russia after the deadline.
The Federal Prison Service (FSIN) issued a statement on Monday accusing Navalny of violating the terms of a suspended prison sentence he is still serving out in relation to a conviction from 2014.
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-tells-k...ail/a-56079126
This now probbaly means he is to stay in Germany, I assume?! His assistant has been arrested two days ago already, in obvious retaliation against Navalny.
Meanwhile, the Russian government delivers retaliatory strikes over EU sanctions against German, Dutch and other European diplomats who are being banned from visiting Russia.
Nord Stream 2 yes or no - its a yes, as it seems, the Germans have already indicated that they will not change their stand even after Biden's inauguration -, this cannot hide that Russian-German relations are as bad as they have ever been since WWII. And they should be that bad.
Pacta sund servanda for existing treaties - but new treaties and deals between Germany and Russia, or the EU and Russia, really are in no way wanted or needed, and I cannot see this changing any time soon. Not under Putin. It may change - or not! - once we know who comes after Putin.