Jailed Russian opposition leader and Putin critic says charges were politically motivated

Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been found guilty of large-scale fraud and contempt by a Russian court.

The move on Tuesday means that Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic, is likely to face a substantial extension to his jail sentence.

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