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A Moscow court ordered Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny jailed for more than two years on Tuesday, locking up President Vladimir Putin s best-known opponent in defiance of mass protests and a Western outcry.
The decision to turn a 2014 suspended sentence into real jail time will see Mr Navalny, a 44-year-old anti-corruption campaigner who accuses the Kremlin of poisoning him last year, serve a lengthy prison term for the first time.
It is likely to set off new protests after thousands joined nationwide demonstrations over the last two weekends, and to further inflame tensions with Western governments who have been demanding his release.
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