Saturday, August 10, 2024

Russian to continue his campaign from afar

Ilya Yashin was released in the recent prisoner swap that took place in Turkey. He was serving a 22 year sentence for speaking out on the Bucha massacre.

Now living on a temporary basis in a Berlin hotel he speaks to the Guardian. 

Obviously a brave man. And hidden in the piece are lovely throw-away comments of so much of what we take for granted. 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/09/ilya-yashin-campaign-ukraine-war-release-from-russian-jail?CMP=share_btn_url

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