Russia Says West Hysterical Over Navalny Jailing, Crackdown On Protesters
February 03, 2021 06:14 GMT
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February 03, 2021 21:50 GMT
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MOSCOW – Russia is dismissing Western criticism as hysterics after a Moscow court on February 2 sentenced Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny to prison, sparking more protests and arrests in the country.
Judge Natalya Repnikova ordered Navalny to prison for 2 years and 8 months for violating terms of parole while he had been recovering in Germany from a nerve-agent poisoning the Kremlin critic accuses President Vladimir Putin of ordering. Navalny s lawyer, Olga Mikhailova, said the ruling will be appealed.
The court decision drew strong criticism in the West, with the United States, Britain, Canada, and the European Union mulling a coordinated response against Moscow.
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