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Here a bit more detail on Putin critic Alexei Navalny, who is serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, from the Associated Press:
He had been imprisoned in the Vladimir region of central Russia, about 230 kilometers (140 miles) east of Moscow, but his lawyers said they had not been able to reach him since Dec. 6.
His spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, said on X,…
