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International calls for Navalny’s release from jail

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epa08982617 A handout picture provided by Moscow City court press service shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands in the glass cage during a hearing in the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, 02 February 2021. The visiting session of the Simonovsky city court decided to grant the Federal Penitentiary Service petition to replace the suspended sentence with a real one. 3.5 years in a general regime colony, while the time spent under house arrest during the investigation of the 'Yves Rocher' case must be credited. Thus, when the sentence comes into force, the term will be 2 years 8 months. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained after his arrival to Moscow from Germany on 17 January 2021. A Moscow judge on 18 January ruled that he will remain in custody for 30 days following his airport arrest. EPA-EFE/MOSCOW CITY COURT PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES EPA-EFE/MOSCOW CITY COURT PRESS SERVICE HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

MOSCOW (Reuters)  – The United States, Britain, Germany and the EU urged Moscow to immediately free Navalny, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying Washington would coordinate closely with allies to hold Russia accountable.

Russia is already under numerous Western sanctions however, and analysts say the West’s options for more pressure are limited. A Navalny ally had urged the West before the hearing to hit Putin’s inner circle with personal sanctions

A Russian court jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, ignoring the West in a ruling the opposition politician blamed on President Vladimir Putin’s personal hatred and fear of him.

The Moscow court handed Navalny a three-and-a-half-year sentence, but his lawyer said the anti-corruption blogger would actually serve two years and eight months in jail because of time already spent under house arrest. 

His lawyers said they would appeal.

Reporting – Andrew Osborn and Maria Tsvetkova

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