Ukraine sentences Russian sports legends-turned MPs to 15 years in absentia – TASS

Ana Maria Rus

The verdicts have reportedly targeted politicians who supported Donbass independence Ukrainian courts have sentenced 12 Russian lawmakers, including former athletes, to 15 years in prison in absentia for actions that Kiev claims undermined the country’s territorial integrity, TASS reported on Tuesday citing court documents. Russian MPs Vladislav Tretyak, a former multiple-time world ice hockey champion, and Nikolay Valuyev, a former world boxing champion, were sentenced without being present by

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