Russian court jails a Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine

A Russian court on Monday (Aug 17) convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the 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...