New York Rangers forward Artemiy Panarin took to Instagram this morning to show support for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, posting a picture of Navalny and his family with the hashtag translating to “Free Navalny”.
This is pretty significant: New York Rangers superstar forward Artemi Panarin showing support for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny ahead of planned Saturday protests all over Russia. Hashtags this Instagram post “Freedom for Navalny” https://t.co/9rwcP87oKK pic.twitter.com/8zZyjEjOeO
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) January 21, 2021
For those who don’t know, Alexei Navalny is an outspoken opponent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and was poisoned with a nerve agent back in August on a flight.