Russia orders arrest in absentia of Alexey Navalny's widow

FILE - Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, attends a rally near the Russian embassy in Berlin. March 17, 2024. Accusing Navalnaya of participating in the activities of an "extremist" group, a Russian court on July 9 ordered her arrest in absentia.

A Russian court Tuesday ordered the arrest in absentia of Yulia Navalnaya on charges that she has participated in the activities of an "extremist" group.