Opposition figure Leonid Volkov, based in Lithuania, has been found guilty on dozens of charges by a military court.
Russian dissident and Kremlin critic Leonid Volkov, a prominent ally of the late opposition leader Alexey Navalny, has been sentenced in absentia to 18 years in prison.
The sentence was handed down by a Russian military court on Wednesday that found Volkov guilty on dozens of charges, including spreading fake news about the war in Ukraine and “justifying terrorism”.
“Volkov was found guilty of more than 40 episodes of crimes in nine criminal cases,” the Interfax news agency said, quoting a Moscow military court.
Volkov, who lives in Lithuania, made light of the verdict, describing the accompanying 2-million-rouble ($25,200) fine as a slap on the wrist.
