A court in Nizhny Novgorod has sentenced Ihor Kiyashko to eight years’ maximum security imprisonment for supposed “spying” and military contraband. The “trial” was held in secret, after Kiyashko was prevented from having an independent lawyer, and the threat of an even more draconian sentence is clearly now being used to prevent him from lodging an appeal.
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A photo taken on Nov. 4, 2018 shows the Kremlin at sunset in Moscow.
