British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday urged Russia to release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, calling a Moscow court order for him to serve jail time "perverse". "The UK calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Alexey Navalny," Raab said in a statement. "Today's perverse ruling, targeting the victim of a poisoning rather than those responsible, shows Russia is failing to meet the most basic commitments expected of any responsible member of the international community." jj/phz/bp