Kremlin critic jailed in Russia for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-17 · 17:01 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A Russian court has sentenced prominent opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko party, was convicted on Monday in what the article describes as a crackdown ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections. Yabloko is noted as the only official political party openly opposing the war. In a related decision, Russia's Supreme Court upheld its earlier ruling to prevent Yabloko from participating in the September parliamentary vote, rejecting the party's appeal. This verdict against Shlosberg is presented as a move by the Kremlin to suppress dissent following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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Russia's Supreme Court upheld its decision to bar Yabloko from the September parliamentary vote.

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Lev Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and one month in prison.

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A Russian court convicted a prominent opposition politician, Lev Shlosberg, for speaking out against the war in Ukraine.

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Yabloko is the only official political party overtly opposing the war in Ukraine.

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The verdict against Lev Shlosberg is seen as a step by the Kremlin to stifle dissent since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

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A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the Ukraine" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="142386" data-entity-type="event">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 separate ruling on Monday, Russia’s Supreme Court upheld its earlier decision to bar Yabloko from the ballot in the September 18-20 parliamentary vote, denying an appeal by the party.

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