Pro-Peace Politician Jailed in Russia

Click to expand Image Lev Shlosberg, deputy leader of the Yabloko party, stands in the defendant's box prior to the delivery of the verdict in the case against him, in a court in Pskov, Russia, August 17, 2026. 2026 AP Photo A court in northwestern Russia, on August 17, sentenced opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison for repeatedly "discrediting" and spreading false information about the Russian army. Shlosberg is the deputy leader of the opposition party "Yabloko," which has openly called for a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine. The same day Shlosberg was convicted, "Yabloko" lost its appeal against the…