BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany expressed shock on Thursday over the jailing of Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny, saying the trial showed Russia had moved further away from democracy.
Earlier, a court in the city of Kirov about 900 km (550 miles) northeast of Moscow sentenced Navalny to five years in jail for theft, an unexpectedly harsh punishment after a trial his supporters say was politically motivated.
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