Putin foe Alexei Navalny given nine-year jail term by Russian court

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (AP)

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been convicted of fraud and contempt of court and sentenced to nine years in a maximum security prison.

A Russian judge also ruled that Navalny would have to pay a fine of 1.2 million roubles (about £8,600).