Posted 12/25/2023, 8:37:00 PM
Russia Isolates Jailed Kremlin Critic Navalny in Harsh Arctic Penal Colony
- Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in the harsh conditions of the Arctic
- Navalny was jailed in 2021 and saw his sentence extended to 19 years recently on extremism charges
- The move signals an effort to isolate Navalny and limit his influence ahead of Russia's 2023 presidential elections
- Navalny's allies have located him at a remote penal colony above the Arctic Circle with few outside contacts
- The U.S. has condemned Russia's targeting of Navalny and other political prisoners