Russian standup comic sentenced to almost 6 years for 'anti-war' jokes

Tamara Ceaikovski

Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A Moscow court sentenced Russian stand-up comedian Artemy Ostanin to five years and nine months in prison and a $4,000 fine after finding him guilty of telling jokes that incited hatred of Ukraine war veterans with life-changing injuries and insulted Christians' faith. Ostanin was sentenced on Wednesday for on-stage routines alleged to have included gags featuring a "legless skateboarder" in connection with the war in Ukraine and an imagined conversation with Jesus Christ in

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