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As @navalny prepares to fly back to Russia from Berlin today, Vnukovo airport in Moscow vows: “we ‘met’ airplanes from Germany in 1941 with dignity, we’ll meet all the planes in 2021 too.” What on earth is their SMM smoking?! https://twitter.com/vnukovoairport/status/1350755991453896704
Navalny hasn’t even got to the airport in Berlin yet, but the police presence in Moscow is already rather large https://twitter.com/anisshko/status/1350776745734107138?s=21
Navalny is on the plane back to Russia, where a huge phalanx of riot police awaits him.
Police already arrested Navalny's brother and some of his closest aides, seemingly for the crime of waiting for him at the airport https://twitter.com/SvobodaRadio/status/1350827335990321152
Also at the airport: an apparent rent-a-mob ostensibly there to meet influencer Olga Buzova, who, judging by her Instagram stories, is none the wiser about it. The "fans" include shady-looking men hiding their faces with bouquets as they photo reporters
Riot police ready to clear out the airport terminal of Navalny's supporters now. https://twitter.com/lizafoht/status/1350832797934608385
Navalny's plane is apparently on its way to another airport, as the airline tells @reuters Vnukovo is abruptly closed. All this just for the arrival of one man https://twitter.com/teamnavalny/status/1350849536030334987
Navalny's press secretary says the plane has landed at Sheremetyevo airport.
"We couldn't believe up to the very last that they were so scared. But here's confirmation," she says. https://twitter.com/Kira_Yarmysh/status/1350853447323701248
"We couldn't believe up to the very last that they were so scared. But here's confirmation," she says. https://twitter.com/Kira_Yarmysh/status/1350853447323701248
Navalny and his wife waiting to leave the plane, knowing full well he could be arrested immediately and spend years in prison. A really poignant moment. https://twitter.com/tvrain/status/1350858523069083649
Navalny speaks to reporters ahead of passport control in Moscow. “I know I don’t just have truth on my side, but the law as well. I’m not scared of anything.”
And police arrested Navalny the minute he crossed over into Russian soil. Hardly a surprise, but the whole circus the Kremlin set up today – arresting supporters, hiring a rent-a-mob, and diverting all planes from an entire airport – shows you how much they fear him. https://twitter.com/kira_yarmysh/status/1350867405594103816
