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Published Tuesday, February 2, 2021 6:54AM EST Last Updated Tuesday, February 2, 2021 5:39PM EST MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 years, finding that he violated the terms of his probation while recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning. The ruling ignited protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Navalny, who is the most prominent critic of President Vladimir Putin, had denounced the proceedings as a vain attempt by the Kremlin to scare millions of Russians into submission. After the verdict that was announced about 8 p.m., protesters converged on areas of central Moscow and gathered on St. Petersburg s main avenue, Nevsky Prospekt.
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Question of the Day In this handout photo provided by Moscow City Court Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (center) talks to one of his lawyers, left, while standing in the cage during a hearing to a motion from the Russian prison service to convert . more > By Daria Litvinova and Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
MOSCOW (AP) A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to more than 2½ years in prison on charges that he violated the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning.