Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he first thought people were joking about the Wagner rebellion.
Navalny is currently in a Russian prison, accused of "terrorism" against the state.
"I thought it was some kind of new joke or Internet meme that hadn't reached me yet," he said.
one attorney had asked him, according to Navalny, who gained notoriety in Russia by campaigning against official corruption.
"I thought it was some kind of new joke or Internet meme that hadn't reached me yet."
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