Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny he defied the odds when he survived an assassination attempt orchestrated by the Russian spy agency FSB late last year. Navalny fell into a coma after being poisoned with the nerve agent novichok and almost died. But after receiving treatment in Berlin, Navalny defied President Vladimir Putin’s expectations by returning directly to Moscow, where he was immediately detained and tried for an alleged violation of conditioning.
Correspondent in Moscow Andrew Roth he was in court when Navalny was sentenced to more than three years in prison. He says Rachel Humphreys why it was such a dramatic moment – and what it could mean for the future of Russia’s opposition.
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