Russian Politician Faces Criminal Charge for Condemning Ukraine War
- Lev Shlosberg, a 61-year-old senior member of the Yabloko party, was arrested on Tuesday in Pskov for discrediting the Russian army.
- His arrest followed comments in a January video debate where he described the Ukraine war as a game of 'bloody chess' and urged a ceasefire.
- Authorities searched Shlosberg's home and the Yabloko office, seized electronic devices, placed him in pre-trial detention, and scheduled a court hearing for Wednesday.
- He faces up to five years in prison under a law enacted after Russia's 2022 invasion, a statute frequently used against dissenters, which he denies violating.
- Shlosberg remains one of few opposition politicians in Russia, underscoring ongoing pressure on critics after prominent figures such as Alexei Navalny died in custody.
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Russian authorities have arrested and charged Lev Shlosberg, a prominent opposition politician from the left-liberal Yabloko party, with “…
Former Member Lev Shlosberg is known for being critical of President Vladimir Putin The Russian opposition policy Lev Shlosberg, one of the last critical figures remaining in Russia, was arrested on this Wednesday and accused of "distrusting" the Army for asking for a ceasefire in Ukraine, reported his party. Russia intensified the repression against the opponents since the beginning of the offensive in Ukraine, with heavy military sentencing la…
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Russian politician faces criminal charge for condemning Ukraine war
LONDON (Reuters) -Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg was arrested on Tuesday and charged with discrediting the Russian army after describing the Ukraine war as a game of "bloody chess", his party said.
Lev Shlosberg Charged With Repeatedly ‘Discrediting’ Russian Army
Russian law enforcement authorities on Tuesday pressed criminal charges against Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the opposition party Yabloko, for allegedly “discrediting” the country’s armed forces.
In Pskov in the morning, they came to search Lev Schlosberg, deputy chairman of the Apple Party, and he was taken to the corner for questioning...
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