POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 5:01 PM
Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine
South China Morning Post
A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month’s parliamentary election. The verdict against Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko party, was another step by the Kremlin to stifle dissent since Russia invaded its neighbour in February 2022. Yabloko is the only official political party overtly opposing the war. In a...
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