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Israeli sentenced to 3.5 years in Russia for giving under $30 to anti-Putin politician

Times of Israel12 October 2026, 17:50 UTCRussia

Sofia Rosenfeld donated to Alexei Navalny's group in 2021 before such donations were outlawed, was arrested four years later; family holding out slim hopes

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