Justovertwoweeksafterbeingpoisonedwith a novelchalknerveagentinSiberia, KremlincriticAlexiNavalnywokeupfrom a druginducedcomaandbeganrespondingtothewordsofhiswife, Yulia.
A coupleofweekslater, a MoscowcourtjailedNavalnyfornearlythreeyearsforparoleviolations, ignoring a Westernoutcryoverhistreatmentandnationwideproteststhathadattractedtensofthousandsinthemiddleofwinter.