Alexei Navalny: Is prison the antidote to Russia's protests?

On Tuesday 2 February, Alexei Navalny was sentenced to two years and 8 months in a prison colony. After years of leading the opposition party in Russia - campaigning against Putin, leading protests, undergoing numerous arrests and a poisoning - the Kremlin has now clamped down on its harshest critic. <br /><br />But what now for politics in Russia? <br /><br />Hosting the Sky News Daily podcast, Jonathan Samuels speaks to Ben Judah, Russia analyst and author of Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In And Out Of Love With Vladimir Putin. Also joining him to discuss accusations made about Putin regarding the so-called ‘Black Palace’ and corruption is Sergey Markov, Putin’s former spokesman.<br /><br />We also speak to a Navalny supporter, who explains why he will continue to protest.