Anti-corruption protests involving hundreds of people have been taking place all over Russia. One of the demands of the protesters is an investigation into Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s alleged involvement in corruption schemes. The Russian authorities have described these protests as ‘unauthorised’. More than 1000 people have been arrested in Moscow according to OVDINFO, including opposition leader and presidential candidate, Alexei Navalny. Demonstrations were also held in Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, and several other cities, where arrests had also been reported.

See what Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian MP who now lives in exile in Ukraine, has to say about the protests. He appeared live on the Sunday Show, 26th March 2017.

This video was originally published on March 26th, 2017.

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