Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny jokes in court via video link from Arctic prison

Alexei Navalny appeared via video link (Antonina Favorskaya/AP)

A smiling and joking Alexei Navalny appeared in court on Wednesday via video link from the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence.

It is the first time the Russian opposition leader has been shown on camera since his transfer to the remote prison.