Source: United States & Canada – South China Morning PostA Russian court on Tuesday sentenced jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to nine years in a maximum security prison on fraud charges, in a ruling that will keep President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent opponent out of active politics for years ahead.Navalny, who was also found guilty of contempt of court, was already serving a 2.5 year sentence at a prison camp east of Moscow for parole violations related to charges he said were trumped up to thwart his political ambitions.Navalny, who was…Read More