A Russian court sentenced Yabloko deputy leader Maxim Kruglov to seven years over two anti-war Telegram posts. He said the verdict showed dissent had effectively been outlawed as Russia heads towards a parliamentary election.

MOSCOW, June 24 - The deputy leader of Russia's liberal Yabloko party, which opposes the war in Ukraine, was convicted of spreading lies about the Russian army on Wednesday and jailed for seven years just over two months before a parliamentary election. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.