Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Lev Shlosberg, a prominent anti-war politician in Russia, has been sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony for allegedly discrediting the country’s armed forces. Shlosberg is deputy head of Yabloko, an opposition party that was recently barred from running in September’s parliamentary elections. Ben Aris, editor-in-chief of BNE IntelliNews, shares his analysis.
Lev Shlosberg, a prominent anti-war politician in Russia, has been sentenced to 11 years in a penal colony for allegedly discrediting the country’s armed forces. Shlosberg is deputy head of Yabloko, an opposition party that was recently barred from running in September’s parliamentary elections. Ben Aris, editor-in-chief of BNE IntelliNews, shares his analysis.
