# Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg sentenced to more than 11 years for calling for an end to the Ukraine war

https://mins.news/en/item/24429

- Meduza, 2026-08-17 17:43 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/17/he-stayed-in-russia-and-kept-saying-the-war-in-ukraine-must-end-now-opposition-politician-lev-shlosberg-is-going-to-prison-for-more-than-11-years

> A Pskov City Court judge sentenced Yabloko deputy chair Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for repeatedly “discrediting” Russia’s military and spreading “false information” about the Armed Forces. Shlosberg has remained in Russia while publicly opposing the war and urging a swift ceasefire. His three defense lawyers were absent during closing arguments, and the judge rejected a postponement and repeatedly interrupted his final statement.

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