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2 Feb, 7 tweets, 4 min read
#BREAKING Moscow court confirms prison time for Kremlin critic Navalny
#BREAKING Navalny team calls for immediate Moscow protest over jailing
#BREAKING UK calls for "immediate and unconditional release" of Navalny
#BREAKING US demands Russia free Navalny "immediately and unconditionally"
#BREAKING Navalny "must be released immediately," says German FM
#BREAKING Russia denounces "interference" in Western calls to free Navalny
#UPDATE A Moscow court jailed the Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny for nearly three years, triggering fierce condemnation from the West and calls for his immediate release u.afp.com/U5ht

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