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Russian teen who quoted Ukrainian poet in criminal trial closing statement faces new prosecution

Summary by Meduza
On April 18, a Russian court sentenced 19-year-old activist Darya Kozyreva to two years and eight months in prison for repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian army. This week, a St. Petersburg court registered a new case against Kozyreva based on her closing statement at her previous trial. In that statement, she quoted a poem in Ukrainian by Taras Shevchenko, condemned centuries-long attempts by Russian authorities to subjugate Ukraine, and expre…

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Meduza broke the news in Riga, Latvia on Friday, May 30, 2025.
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