Russia’s ‘incomprehensible’ arrest of Alexei Navalny sparks anger in West

Alexei Navalny, centre, and his wife Yulia travel in an airport bus (Mstyslav Chernov/AP)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s arrest as he arrived in Moscow after recovering from his poisoning with a nerve agent drew criticism from Western nations and calls for his release, with Germany’s foreign minister calling it “incomprehensible”.

Mr Navalny was detained at passport control at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport after flying in Sunday evening from Berlin, where he was treated following the poisoning in August that he blames on the Kremlin.