Putin Criticizes Political Persecution in U.S. While Silencing Opponents at Home

Putin criticizes Trump's arrest and trial, calling it political persecution and evidence of corruption in the U.S. system.

Putin has a history of harassing, attacking and killing political opponents in Russia.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny is imprisoned in Russia on charges seen as politically motivated.

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who challenged Putin, died in a suspicious plane crash.

For over a decade, Putin has used Russian operatives to assassinate critics and political enemies.