Russia jails opposition politician for 11 years over Ukraine war criticism
- A prominent figure in Russia’s liberal Yabloko party has been handed an 11-year and one-month sentence in a penal colony after denouncing the conflict in Ukraine as a disaster for his country.
- Lev Shlosberg, who serves as the party’s deputy chairman, faced charges of discrediting the Russian armed forces alongside disseminating false information regarding their actions.
- Addressing the court in the city of Pskov during his final statement last Friday, Shlosberg asserted his innocence, arguing that he was undergoing a politically motivated trial while renewing his demands for an immediate ceasefir
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- A prominent figure in Russia’s liberal Yabloko party has been handed an 11-year and one-month sentence in a penal colony after denouncing the conflict in Ukraine as a disaster for his country.
- Lev Shlosberg, who serves as the party’s deputy chairman, faced charges of discrediting the Russian armed forces alongside disseminating false information regarding their actions.
- Addressing the court in the city of Pskov during his final statement last Friday, Shlosberg asserted his innocence, arguing that he was undergoing a politically motivated trial while renewing his demands for an immediate ceasefir
Sources: The Independent