“As for the defendant you mentioned, he was convicted not for his political activities, but for a criminal offense against foreign partners,” Putin said in response to a question.
The Russian leader added that "no one should hide behind political activities to carry out business projects, especially in violation of the law."
On February 2, the Simonovsky District Court of Moscow ruled, due to numerous violations, to replace Navalny's suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher case with a real one.
According to the lawyer Olga Mikhailova, Navalny will spend 2 years and 8 months in the colony.