Thousands of Russians took to the streets across the country Sunday to protest against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in rallies called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The protests appeared to be the largest coordinated outpouring of dissatisfaction since the massive 2011-2012 demonstrations following a fraud-tainted parliamentary election. As of midday…

Moscow (dpa) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tweeted Sunday that he had been arrested along with about 100 of his supporters after participating in an unauthorized rally in central Moscow. Navalny was detained by police “as soon as he appeared from the underground,” a law enforcement source told Russia’s Tass news agency, noting that several…