Russian court jails pro-war blogger critical of Kremlin

Kyiv Independent19 October 2026, 12:08 UTCRussia

Tetiana Montian, a Ukrainian-born blogger, has supported Russia's aggression against Ukraine but at the same time accused the Russian authorities of incompetence and corruption.

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