The ex-officer, Semiel Vedel, was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison under a law the Kremlin adopted days after sending troops into Ukraine and has actively used to stifle dissent
A Ukrainian soldier fires a grenade launcher on the frontline in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, April 10, 2023.A court in Russia convicted a former police officer of publicly spreading false information about the country’s military for criticizing the war in Ukraine to his friends over the phone.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERSExclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay, Rex Murphy and others.
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