Germany says Russia must set free pro-Navalny demonstrators after 3,000 arrests made

Germany on Monday demanded the immediate release of peaceful demonstrators arrested Saturday in Russia during rallies to support Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. “The Russian constitution gives everybody in Russia the right to express their opinion and to participate in demonstrations,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said. Russian police made more than 3,000 arrests during demonstrations on Saturday.