February 9, 2017 By Citizen M

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 9, 2017

TODAY: Navalny convicted of embezzlement, given five-year suspended sentence, says verdict will not block his presidential bid; Putin looks forward to Russia’s future as Amnesty slams Kremlin over domestic violence decriminalisation; watchdog says porn sites damage human psyche; Putin offers help to Volkswagen; weaker ruble helping exports to China.