Putin accuses the states that support Navajo, calls collective hysteria

Russia has accused the West of falling into collective hysteria following the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navajo, and after the official Kremlin said police have all the right to use force to end violent protests that erupted in the country after his arrest.

Superpositors have gathered on the past 2 weekends to challenge his ban on the streets with protests, but Russian authorities have decided to close any access to the subway stations to try to make their move impossible, while last weekend more than 14,000 protesters were arrested.

After those events, however, the German government said it would not take further sanctions against Russia. Chancellor Merkel said the decision against Navalny is far from the standard laws and regulations of a state, as she asked Russian police to end the protest arrests.

The relationship with Russia following the arrest of Navajo, Merkel's spokesman said and the steps to be taken next will be reviewed at a meeting with all European leaders.