Russian opposition figure Leonid Gozman released by police in Moscow

Leonid Gozman poses for a photo with other members of the new Kremlin-friendly Right Cause party, during the party’s founding congress in Moscow, Nov. 16, 2008. The Russian authorities on Monday, July 25, 2022 detained a liberal politician who has recently returned to Moscow from abroad, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP/PA)

The Russian authorities briefly detained a liberal politician who recently returned to Moscow from abroad, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.

Leonid Gozman was detained after the Russian Interior Ministry issued a warrant for his arrest while investigating a criminal case against him.