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A view of a TV Screen showing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, second from left, between his lawyers in a courtroom, via video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, during a preliminary hearing, in Melekhovo, Vladimir region, about 260 kilometers (163 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 19, 2023. A Russian court has opened a new trial of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that could keep him behind bars for decades. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian court starts trial of opposition leader Navalny that could keep him locked up for decades

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers standing behind a glass of the cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters held pickets and demonstrations to mark his birthday. Navalny turned 47 on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2023 while serving a nine-year sentence at a maximum-security prison 150 miles east of Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russian court sets date for new trial of jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers standing behind a glass of the cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters held pickets and demonstrations to mark his birthday. Navalny turned 47 on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2023 while serving a nine-year sentence at a maximum-security prison 150 miles east of Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Navalny supporters hold demonstrations to mark Russian opposition leader’s 47th birthday

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In this handout photo released by Moscow City Court Press Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom at Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in April that he was facing new extremism and terrorism charges that could keep him behind bars for life. (Moscow City Court Press Service via AP)

Kremlin foe Navalny’s demands in prison: moonshine, a balalaika and a pet kangaroo — all denied

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In this handout photo released by Moscow City Court Press Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom at Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said in April that he was facing new extremism and terrorism charges that could keep him behind bars for life. (Moscow City Court Press Service via AP)

Russian court prepares way for new trial against jailed Kremlin foe Navalny

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FILE - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2022. The most persistent and inventive critic of Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin, Navalny has been in prison for more than two years but gained new visibility this spring when a documentary about him won an Academy Award. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny to face new trial

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2022. Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny learned Monday March 13, 2023 from his lawyer that a film detailing his poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for best documentary feature. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Navalny ‘terribly glad’ documentary about him won an Oscar

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Daniel Roher and the members of the crew from "Navalny" accept the award for best documentary feature film at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Imprisoned Navalny learns documentary about him wins Oscar

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen on a TV screen, as he appears in a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service in a courtroom of the Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 18, 2022. Navalny said in a social media post published Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, that prison authorities have put him in a one-man cell for the next six months. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Putin foe Navalny says he’s in solitary cell for 6 months

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Oleg Navalny, the brother of Alexey Navalny pose for media inside a replica of a punishment cell in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Supporters of jailed Alexey Navalny install a replica off the cell in which he has spend 91 days in 2022 opposite the Russian embassy in the German capital. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Navalny supporters put replica cell outside Russian embassy

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears on a video link from prison provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service at Moscow City Court, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Allies of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny say the Kremlin critic is missing from the prison where he has been serving his time. Most likely he is being transferred to another prison, his close associates say, but in Russia prison transfers take days, if not weeks, and are shrouded in secrecy, prompting concerns about Navalny's safety. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Kremlin critic Navalny moved, supporters don’t know where

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers standing in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny threw a bombshell Wednesday April 20, 2022 into France's tight and tense presidential election campaign, alleging that Russian leader Vladimir Putin may have bought off French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen with a bank loan. Navalny offered no proof of his allegation, and made it clear he supports incumbent Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russia’s Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, right, is seen via a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, standing during a court session in Pokrov, Vladimir region, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The Russian authorities are seeking a 13-year prison sentence for Navalny in a trial that Kremlin critics see as an attempt to keep President Vladimir Putin's most ardent foe in prison for as long as possible. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin foe Navalny gets 9 more years in Russian prison

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In this image provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waves to journalists and supporters via a video link, as he stands next to his wife Yulia and his layers during a court session in Pokrov, Vladimir region, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. A new trial against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has opened at the penal colony where he already is serving a prison term. Navalny is charged with fraud and contempt of court in the trial that opened on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Denis Kaminev)

Russia seeks 13-year prison sentence for Kremlin foe Navalny

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In this image from video provided by the Moscow City Court, opposition leader Alexei Navalny makes a heart symbol standing in a cage during a hearing to convert the suspended sentence of Navalny from the 2014 criminal conviction into a real prison term, in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, The prison sentence on the leading Kremlin critic was a severe blow to Russia's opposition — and then the situation got worse. (Moscow City Court via AP, File)

Jailed Russian opposition leader Navalny calls for protests against ‘insane czar’ Putin

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Police detain demonstrators during an action against Russia's attack on Ukraine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine resumed on Monday, with people taking to the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg and other Russian towns despite mass arrests. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia widens internal crackdown on anti-war protesters; more than 6,400 arrested

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Alexei Navalny is surrounded by journalists in a plane before a flight to Moscow in the Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The prison sentence imposed on the leading Kremlin critic was a severe blow to Russia's opposition — and then the situation got worse. Over the past 12 months, scores of activists, independent journalists and rights advocates have been targeted with raids, detained and designated as terrorists and foreign agents. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov, File)

Kremlin critic Navalny faces new trial in prison

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Colleagues congratulate Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov at the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. As a new Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Russian newspaper editor Muratov has downplayed the buzz around his name. The award isn't for him, he says, but for all of the staff at Novaya Gazeta, the independent Russian newspaper noted for investigations of official corruption, human rights abuses and Kremlin criticism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Navalny congratulates Nobel-winning Russian editor

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Ella Pamfilova, head of Russian Central Election Commission during their meeting via video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

‘Clone candidates,’ social media clashes mar big win for Putin’s party

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian Army soldiers cast their ballots during the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament and local parliaments elections at a polling station outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Russia has begun three days of voting for a new parliament that is unlikely to change the country's political complexion. There's no expectation that United Russia, the party devoted to President Vladimir Putin, will lose its dominance in the State Duma. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Navalny app removed from online stores as Russian polls open

By Daria Litvinova - Associated Press