Russian Kremlin Critic Alexey Navalny has been sent to prison for three and a half years. A Moscow court found him guilty of violating the terms of his probation while he was in Germany recovering from a poisoning attack.

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A Russian court jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny on Tuesday, ignoring the opposition politician who was blamed for his personal hatred and fear of the ruling Vladimir Putin.

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Navalny, who has accused the Russian president and his allies of stealing billions, was jailed for violating parole from a 2014 sentence for embezzlement in a case he has said was politically motivated.

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Russian Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny has been sent to prison for three and a half years. A Moscow court found him guilty of violating the terms of his probation while he was in Germany recovering from a poisoning attack.

Moscow court sends Alexei Navalny to prison for 3.5 years