Influential Russian senator Klimov accuses foreign spooks of helping to organize weekend protests in support of Navalny

Foreign intelligence

Foreign intelligence services helped organize protests attended by thousands of people across Russia on Saturday in support of imprisoned opposition figure Alexey Navalny, according to veteran senator Andrey Klimov.

Speaking to TV channel Russia 1 on Sunday, Klimov also noted that foreign social networks were used to promote the demonstrations. The politician is the head of the Senate’s temporary commission on preventing interference in Russia’s internal affairs, and he regularly comments on matters of alleged foreign meddling in the country’s politics.

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