Russian Navalny Protests - News Review

Demonstrations have been taking place in Russia after Alexei Navalny, President Putin’s most high-profile critic, was arrested on his return to Russia a week ago. In the summer last year, Navalny was poisoned. Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. Related stories: Belarus: Protests spread - Djokovic hits line judge with ball - Video chapters: 0:00​ - Introduction 0:30​ - Story 1:58​ - Headline 1: Alexander Navalny’s political gifts could spell the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin 4:35​ - Headline 2: Russia Navalny protests: Kremlin hits out at West as it downplays rallies 8:19​ - Headline 3: Echoes of Belarus in Russia’s Navalny protests 11:11​ - Language summary Key words and phrases spell the end indicate a major change is going to happen *Electric cars spell the end for the petrol engine. *Everyone is hoping the vaccine will spell the end for the pandemic. downplays makes something seem less import