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Opposition calls for sanctions: A top Russian opposition leader has called on the West to slap travel sanctions on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin because of his repression of political dissent. Boris Nemtsov, who served as deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin, was arrested at a New Year’s rally and jailed for two weeks after a trial that was widely described as unfair even by Russian standards. The judge refused to hear defense witnesses or watch video footage that Nemtsov’s lawyers said showed he had not violated public order. Released this week, Nemtsov urged the U.S. and Europe to refuse visas to top Russian officials until they respect democracy. “That list must start with Putin’s name,” Nemtsov said. “He is the man who has trampled upon and torn apart the Russian constitution.”

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