Russian police raid forum for local opposition politicians and arrest everyone there By Alexandra Odynova
March 15, 2021 / 12:31 PM / CBS News
Russian security forces are seen outside a venue in Moscow where an opposition gathering was broken up in a police raid and almost 200 politicians and activists were arrested, March 13, 2021. Hannah Wagner/dpa/Getty
Moscow America s top diplomat has criticized Russia for the mass-arrest of almost 200 opposition politicians and activists over the weekend. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for an end to the persecution of independent voices in Russia following a police raid on a political forum in Moscow during which scores of people were detained.