MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

6467254 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467256 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467257 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467233 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467236 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467237 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny shows victory sign during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term in a courtroom at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467239 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467240 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467289 20.02.2021 A paddy wagon with Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny aboard arrives for a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467291 20.02.2021 A paddy wagon with Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny aboard arrives for a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467284 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny shows off a victory sign in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467270 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny waits in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467212 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny waves in a courtroom during a hearing to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian opposition Alexei Navalny stands inside a glass cell during a court hearing at the Babushkinsky district court in Moscow, Russia on February 20, 2021. The Russian opposition Alexei Navalny will face two hearings on the same day, namely, the considering of his lawyers' appeal against replacement of his suspended sentence with a real term and a hearing on charges of slander against WWII veteran. Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

6467255 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467258 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467234 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is pictured in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467235 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny smiles in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467285 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny shows off a victory sign in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467288 20.02.2021 A paddy wagon with Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny aboard arrives for a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467290 20.02.2021 A paddy wagon with Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny aboard arrives for a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467283 20.02.2021 Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny shows off a victory sign in a courtroom during a hearing on appellation to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term at Babushkinsky Court, in Moscow, Russia. Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik

6467295 20.02.2021 People queue outside Babushkinsky Court before a hearing on appellation of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term, in Moscow, Russia. Evgeny Odinokov / Sputnik

6467297 20.02.2021 People queue outside Babushkinsky Court before a hearing on appellation of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny to cancel the decision to replace his suspended sentence in the Yves Rocher fraud case with a real jail term, in Moscow, Russia. Evgeny Odinokov / Sputnik

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 16: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ????" MANDATORY CREDIT - "MOSCOW COURT PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian opposition Alexei Navalny appears in court for a hearing in the criminal case against him for defaming a World War II veteran in Moscow, Russia on February 16, 2021. Moscow Court Press Service/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 16: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ????" MANDATORY CREDIT - "MOSCOW COURT PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian opposition Alexei Navalny appears in court for a hearing in the criminal case against him for defaming a World War II veteran in Moscow, Russia on February 16, 2021. Moscow Court Press Service/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 16: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ????" MANDATORY CREDIT - "MOSCOW COURT PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian opposition Alexei Navalny appears in court for a hearing in the criminal case against him for defaming a World War II veteran in Moscow, Russia on February 16, 2021. Moscow Court Press Service/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 16: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY ????" MANDATORY CREDIT - "MOSCOW COURT PRESS SERVICE / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian opposition Alexei Navalny appears in court for a hearing in the criminal case against him for defaming a World War II veteran in Moscow, Russia on February 16, 2021. Moscow Court Press Service/Handout / Anadolu Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM