"I Am Against This War": Jailed Kremlin Critic On Russian Invasion
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"This war between Russia and Ukraine was unleashed to cover up the theft from Russian citizens and divert their attention from problems that exist inside the country," said jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Thursday he was against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as he stood trial from prison after President Vladimir Putin launched an attack.
"I am against this war," Navalny was heard saying in a video of the in-prison trial published by independent news outlet Dozhd.
"This war between Russia and Ukraine was unleashed to cover up the theft from Russian citizens and divert their attention from problems that exist inside the country," he said.
Wearing a prison uniform, Navalny said the war would "lead to a huge number of victims, destroyed futures and the continuation of this line of impoverishment of the citizens of Russia."
