The widely anticipated sentencing came despite massive protests across Russia as demonstrators called for his release.

儘管俄羅斯各地發生了大規模的抗議活動，示威者要求釋放他，但這一判決還是受到了廣泛的期待。

Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin's most prominent critics, was arrested on January 17th for alleged parole violations after returning from Germany, where he had been recovering from being poisoned with a military grade nerve agent.

納瓦爾尼是普京總統最著名的批評者之一，1月17日因涉嫌違反假釋規定從德國返回後被捕，他曾在德國被一種軍用級神經毒劑毒害後恢復。

In a fiery speech to the court and of all the alleged, he was jailed because he is Vladimir Putin's main political rival and also said the Russian leader will go down in history as a poisoner, saying Putin's Onley method to hold power is quote killing people.

在法庭上發表了火熱的演講，而在所有被指控的人中，他被關進監獄是因為他是普京的主要政治對手，還說俄羅斯領導人將以毒販的身份載入史冊，並稱普京的安利方法是引用殺人。

However much he pretends to be a great geo politician, he'll go down in history as a poisoner, Navalny said.

納瓦爾尼說，無論他如何假裝是一個偉大的地緣政治家，他都會作為一個毒販載入史冊。

Russian state security agents had put the poison in his underpants, something the Kremlin denied Tuesday.

俄羅斯國家安全人員在他的內褲裡放了毒藥，克里姆林宮週二對此予以否認。

Sentencing is likely to further strain relations with the West.

量刑很可能會使與西方的關係進一步緊張。

The United States, Britain and Germany urged Moscow to immediately free Navalny, with US Secretary of State's Antony Blinken saying Washington would coordinate closely with allies.

美國、英國和德國敦促莫斯科立即釋放納瓦爾尼，美國國務卿安東尼-布林肯表示，華盛頓將與盟友密切協調。

Toe hold Russia accountable.

要追究俄羅斯的責任。

Navalny's supporters urged people to gather in central Moscow.

納瓦爾尼的支持者敦促人們在莫斯科市中心聚集。

The riot police had already taken a position.

防暴警察已經擺好了陣勢。