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Vladimir Putin appointed his main political opponent for 2 years and 8 months in prison for failing to Kill him.

The reason: After being poisoned, Navalny was hiding in a coma and escaping justice.

If you think Russia is different from USSR, reconsider your steps while doing any business there.

It's true. They nailed him for a parole violation after he was put in a coma by them. It doesn't take a sceptic to figure out that they're running him through the kangaroo court. IMO: he'll be dead of "suicide" by the end of the year.

It's a shame, too. The man is an honest to god hero. Few people have the right combination of luck, skills, and guts to publicly embarrass an autocracy multiple times and then volunteer to outright martyr themselves by walking right back in.

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