On the third day of a show trial rarely transcending the theater of the absurd, Russian state prosecutors on Tuesday demanded Alexei Navalny be fined 950,000 roubles for allegedly defaming a WWII veteran.
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Court bailiffs stand guard outside the Babushkinsky district court during the trial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, charged with defaming a World War II veteran, in Moscow on Feb. 12, 2021.
