The Russian Interior Ministry accused on Tuesday media outlets of seeking to discredit the country’s OMON special police, often described as the equivalent to the U.S.’s SWAT teams.
A Russian human rights activist was jailed for seven days on Saturday after authorities said he took part in illegal rallies in support of a police officer who made an online appeal for a probe into force corruption.
Russian and Belarusian officials meet in Minsk on Tuesday for discussions on electricity transit through Belarus, with both sides hopeful an agreement can be reached soon.