White House calls on Russia to release protesters
WASHINGTON – The White House is calling on Russia to immediately release all peaceful protesters arrested over the weekend during a large anti-government demonstration.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the U.S. “strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters throughout Russia on Sunday.”
Spicer on Monday read a State Department statement calling the detentions “an affront to essential democratic values.”
Spicer says people everywhere deserve a transparent and accountable government, as well as “the ability to exercise their rights without fear of retribution.”
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