'There are better things than turnips': Navalny plans Putin birthday protests

Russian opposition leader urges supporters to demand Kremlin allow genuine political competition with protests in 80 cities on Saturday The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is plotting to spoil Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday celebrations with nationwide protest rallies on Saturday, including in the Russian president’s home town.“Let Putin listen and go into deserved retirement,” Navalny said in an angry message dictated from prison in which he likened the presiden