Alexei Navalny’s wife has said that Russia’s decision to imprison the opposition figure for a further nine years “means nothing at all” for their marriage, in a show of solidarity with her husband and defiance against the Kremlin.
Following a trial denounced by Amnesty International as a “sham”, the arch Kremlin critic was convicted this week of fraud and contempt of court – charges Mr Navalny dismissed as false.
