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March 8, 2023

Russia Jails Blogger Dmitry Ivanov over Criticism of War on Ukraine
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In Russia, student blogger Dmitry Ivanov has been sentenced to over
eight years in prison for being critical of Russia's invasion of
Ukraine. Ivanov addressed reporters from the courtroom.

Dmitry Ivanov: "You must understand that Russia is not Putin. We didn't
vote for him, and he didn't ask us about starting this war with our
closest neighbor. I know that tens of millions of people here in Russia
are against this criminal war. A lot of us have friends and relatives in
Ukraine, and we feel their pain."



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