# Moscow court sentences exiled comedian Semyon Slepakov to 400 hours of community service

https://mins.news/en/item/28671

- Meduza, 2026-08-21 17:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/21/a-moscow-court-sentences-exiled-comedian-semyon-slepakov-in-absentia-to-400-hours-of-community-service-over-a-song-mocking-putin-as-an-eternal-little-president

> A Moscow court sentenced exiled comedian Semyon Slepakov in absentia to 400 hours of community service for violating Russia’s “foreign agent” requirements. Investigators cited Instagram posts without the required disclaimer, including a song parody calling Putin an “eternal little president.”