The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced an anti-war activist from Tver to 6 years of imprisonment. According to a court decision, Ivan Kudryashov must spend 2.5 years in prison, and the remaining term in a strict regime colony.
Ivan and his defense claim that the case has been fabricated by FSB. Kudryashov was accused of planning to arson the military registration and enlistment office.
The 2nd Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced an anti-war activist from Tver to 6 years of imprisonment. According to a court decision, Ivan Kudryashov must spend 2.5 years in prison, and the remaining term in a strict regime colony.
Ivan and his defense claim that the case has been fabricated by FSB. Kudryashov was accused of planning to arson the military registration and enlistment office.
As the war in Ukraine rages, the messaging app Telegram has emerged as the go-to place for unfiltered live war updates for both Ukrainian refugees and increasingly isolated Russians alike. Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation. He said that since his platform does not have the capacity to check all channels, it may restrict some in Russia and Ukraine "for the duration of the conflict," but then reversed course hours later after many users complained that Telegram was an important source of information. The Security Service of Ukraine said in a tweet that it was able to effectively target Russian convoys near Kyiv because of messages sent to an official Telegram bot account called "STOP Russian War." 'Wild West'
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