Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny took off on a plane bound for Russia on Sunday, to return home for the first time since he was poisoned last summer, despite Russian authorities' stated desire to arrest him and potentially jail him for years.

Kremlin critic Navalny takes off on plane to Russia despite arrest threat

The Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has reached back to his home country, Russia, months after recovering from a poisoning attack carried out on him — allegedly by Kremlin.

Alexei Navalny reaches Russia; allies arrested at Vnukovo airport

Kremlin critic Alexie Navalny is all set to return to Russia on Sunday, which will bring him back to the country where he suffered a near-fatal attack. Navalny also faces the risk of being jailed on his return from Germany.

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny vows to return to Russia

In a bid to help the Russian government in their investigation against the Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning case, Germany has transmitted transcripts of interviews.

Germany provides manuscripts of Navalny's interviews to Russia

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is on a national wanted list for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended prison sentence and risks being jailed for three and a half years when he returns to Russia this weekend, one of his lawyers said on Thursday.

Kremlin critic Navalny could face 3.5 years in jail on return to Russia: Lawyer 

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who was poisoned in Russia and is currently in Germany since late August will return to his home country on January 17. Navalny informed that he has booked a Pobeda airlines flight to Russia on Sunday.

'They tried to kill me': Putin critic Navalny to return to Russia on January 17 after recovering from poisoning

A Russian judge was reportedly asked to put Kremlin’s fierce critic Alexei Navalny in jail, soon after he was poisoned by a Soviet era nerve agent called Novichok.

Russian judge reportedly asked to jail poisoned Putin critic Navalny

Russian investigators on Tuesday claimed to have opened a new criminal case against Alexei Navalny, the outspoken Kremlin critic who was recently poisoned. The investigators are accusing Navalny of fraudulently using public donations from organisations under him to fulfil his personal needs.

Russia opens new case against Navalny, the Putin critic who was poisoned in August

In a video, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny claimed he tricked a Russian spy into confessing to a plot to kill him. Russian Intelligence Agency - The FSB called the video a 'forgery'. But now, an ally of Navalny has been arrested. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: Navalny: I got my killer to confess

Russian law enforcement agencies opened a criminal case against Lyubov Sobol, an ally of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and took her in for questioning early on Friday after raiding her home, Navalny and his supporters said.

Russia opens criminal case against ally of Kremlin critic Navalny

The agents of the Kremlin tried to poison outspoken Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny a second time after the first attempt failed

Navalny poisoning: Putin critic survived the second assassination attempt

Germany's government on Friday said that Russia's sanctions plan related to Putin's critic Alexei Navalny is ''unjustified''. Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman Steffen Seibert said "Russia has all the means at its disposal to get to the bottom of this crime and instead it levels sanctions against officials of other states.

Russia's sanctions plan related to Navalny 'unjustified', says Germany

Foreign Ministers of the European Union agreed in principle on Monday to support a proposal curated by France-Germany to initiate sanctions against Russia over the Novichok poisoning of Russian opposition leader and fierce critic Alexei Navalny.

European Union agrees in principle to sanction Russia over Navalny poisoning

Alexei Navalny, the fierce Kremlin critic who was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, and has since recovered called on the European Union to initiate action against oligarchs that are close to Russian administration.

Poisoned Kremlin critic Navalny urges EU action against 'profiteers' close to Russia

Germany warned Russia today that "targeted" and "proportionate sanctions" will be carried out against it "if necessary information is not provided" in the Navalny poisoning case.

'Targeted sanctions unavoidable': Germany warns Russia over Navalny poisoning

Blood samples taken from Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny confirmed the presence of a nerve agent from the banned Novichok family, the global chemical weapons watchdog said on Tuesday.

Chemical weapons body confirms nerve agent Novichok in Navalny's blood

Russia's opposition leader or Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny made his 1st video appearance after he was discharged from the Berlin hospital after allegedly "being poisoned".

Russia: Navalny makes his 1st video appearance after getting discharged from hospital

One-fifth of Russians now approve of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, according to an opinion poll published on Friday, a figure more than twice as high as a year ago but one accompanied by a doubling of disapproval of his activities.

Putin critic Navalny's approval rating surges in wake of poisoning

Kremlin critic and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused the President Putin of being behind his poisoning.

Your Story: Russian Kremlin critic Navalny accuses President Putin behind his poisoning

The leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday to consider whether the Russian government poisoned Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny with a chemical nerve agent, which would subject Moscow to sanctions.

US lawmakers ask Donald Trump to investigate Kremlin critic's poisoning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid a personal visit to Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny while he was undergoing treatment in a Berlin hospital for poisoning, in what Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday called a "murderous attack".

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Kremlin critic Navalny in hospital

Russia has denied producing or researching nerve agents known as Novichok. Russia was once believed to possess thousands of tonnes of weaponised Novichok varieties and their precursors. Watch report.

Russia denies producing Novichok: West spreading misinformation

Spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that neither Soviet Union nor Russia had developed or produced Novichok. The nerve agent was used to poison Alexei Navalny, political opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Navalny poisoning: Russia denies developing nerve-agent Novichok

Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny is welcome to return to Russia, the Kremlin announced on Wednesday, following the poisoned opposition leader’s discharge from a German hospital.

Russia says poisoned opposition leader Navalny is 'free' to return

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