President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing. https://reut.rs/2XPHDCM | Reuters

Baton-wielding riot police broke up anti-corruption protests and detained hundreds of demonstrators in Moscow and other Russian cities on Monday, before a court sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his second prison term this year: http://reut.rs/2tgniVz via Reuters TV | Reuters

5.6K views · 84 reactions | Expanding surveillance measures to police Russia’s coronavirus lockdown, including the use of facial recognition technology and collection of personal data, need regulating to ensure they are temporary and proportionate, two rights groups said. https://reut.rs/2S1JtgH | Reuters | Facebook