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WorldAsylum-seeking Russian swimmer sentenced to six years in penal colony

Russia has sentenced the 68-year-old to six years in a strict-regime penal colony for “publicly justifying terrorism.” In his bid for asylum, he swam from the Kaliningrad exclave across the Nemunas River into Lithuania.

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Eeuronews★★★☆☆2026-10-07 22:45Original

Asylum-seeking Russian swimmer sentenced to six years in penal colony
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