Russia’s Navalny in court over new extremism charges: ‘When I mention Putin, they cut the feed’

Jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared before a Russian court on Monday to defend himself against new charges of extremism that could extend his prison term by decades. “As we all remember, in our past process, there were some excesses — like when someone was sitting somewhere, and every time I said the word “Putin,” they simply turned off the microphone and stopped the video feed.”