The Basmanny district court in Moscow on August 7 sentenced writer Dmitry Glukhovsky to eight years in prison on a charge of discrediting the Russian military in his online posts condemning Moscow's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Glukhovsky's lawyer, Veronika Polyakova, called the court ruling politically motivated. After Russia launched its aggression against Ukraine in February 2022, Glukhovsky, who resides outside of Russia, harshly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin and posted reports about the Russian armed forces' alleged atrocities against Ukrainian civilians. Russia then added the writer to its list of "foreign agents," and issued an arrest warrant for him. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
