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Who is Alexei Navalny? The poison pariah and man Vladimir Putin fears the most

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He's been called “the man Vladimir Putin fears most”, which may explain why he’s behind bars in Russia again. Politician and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny has been a thorn in his president’s side for a decade.

He has been arrested several times, convicted of embezzlement twice – to stop him standing for political office, say supporters – and nearly killed with novichok.

Yet he must be getting somewhere because Putin is said to even refuse to speak his name. On Sunday, Navalny, 44, flew back to Russia from Germany, where he recovered from the poisoning, and was arrested.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, 57, an ex-oil tycoon who fell foul of the Kremlin, says the arrest was an attempt by Putin to remind citizens he is still in charge.

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