Alexei Navalny's top aide and spokeswoman have been detained today after Russian police raided the Saint Petersburg offices of the jailed Kremlin critic ahead of nationwide protests. Just hours before President Vladimir Putin was due to deliver his annual state of the nation address, Russian police swooped in on Navalny's top aide Lyubov Sobol and spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh in Moscow. The morning police raids came as the Kremlin sent military ...