Our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg reports. This is the closest we were allowed to get to russias most famous prisoner. Wed been let inside the High Securityjail where Alexei Navalny is already incarcerated. But journalists werent allowed into the makeshift courtroom. We had to watch on a screen. For the kremlin critic, this is a trial behind bars. He was found guilty on extremism charges. Punishment more jail time. He was handed a 19 Year Prison Sentence. We may have been allowed in here to watch the verdict on a tv screen, but keep in mind that in this court case, the actual proceedings were closed to the press and to the public and held in a high security prison. Describing this trial as Behind Closed Doors feels like an understatement. Ahead of the verdict, in a message online, mr navalny wrote that a long Prison Sentence for him was designed to scare russians. He revealed hed soon be on trial again for terrorism. They chant. A charismatic Protest Leader and Anti Corruption crusade
citizens who have been arbitrarily detained since the beginning of the full scale invasion of ukraine, these people are russia s future. and this is why i believe it is so crucial that they receive the support and solidarity of the western democratic world of which they very much wants to be parts. if there is a rush of tomorrow, democratic russia of tomorrow, these people who believe in such a future and who want this teacher for our country have to first somehow survived the current repression inside russia. survived the current repression inside russia. ., ~ . ., inside russia. thank you so much for “oininr us inside russia. thank you so much for joining us here inside russia. thank you so much for joining us here on inside russia. thank you so much for joining us here on the inside russia. thank you so much for joining us here on the programme. i joining us here on the programme. thank you very much. thank you very much. bringing you uo-to-date thank you very much. brin
day. one has to assume it either gets done in the next 7 weeks or it doesn t get done at all. but the third layer suis us, th media. we sometimes add fuel to the fire along the way. but here is the rub. notice how quickly some of the older stories have disappeared from the front pages. remember ukraine? what about the v.a.? a week later, it knows the media will be devouring another story. of course what matters most politically is what the public is digesting. the collection of these stories clearly reaches crisis. what else explains the president s job rating or congress. joining me now, anita done and michael gerson. welcome to both of anita, let me start with you.uo