A Russian opposition politician who was today jailed for eight and a half years for criticising the brutal war in Ukraine declared from the court dock that Vladimir would be toppled long before his sentence was completed.Ilya Yashin, 39, a Moscow councillor, was sentenced for spreading 'false information' about 's horrific in in the highest-profile conviction under new legislation criminalising criticism of the war. His supporters in the courtroom applauded Yashin, who smiled and waved to family despite being handcuffed, as the sentence was read.
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