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Russian Opposition, US, EU Condemn Navalny Brothers’ Verdict


Prominent Russian opposition leaders and officials of the United States and European Union have condemned the verdict against Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg as a disturbing and politically motivated decision intended to silence the main critic of President Vladimir Putin.

Earlier Tuesday, a Russian court found Navalny guilty of defrauding a French cosmetics company of at least $500,000. The 38-year-old lawyer and blogger received a three-and-a-half-year suspended prison sentence, while his brother Oleg received the same sentence, but was sent to jail.

Russian opposition see the verdict as witch-hunt. In an interview with the Voice of America Russian Service, former prime …read more

Source: Voice of America

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