Putin takes another U.S. citizen as a hostage. Yuri Malev is a resident of Brooklyn, New York and has resided in the U.S. since 1991.
Let's see what his heinous crime is to give him a 3 1/2 year sentence in Russia. He posted a picture on social media which 'showed a picture of a corpse wearing the ribbon with a caption saying, "How to wear the Saint George's ribbon correctly."' which 'denigrated the Saint George's ribbon, a symbol of Russian military valor.' 'The court in St Petersburg, where Malev was tried, said this showed disrespect for society'.
Welcome to Putin's purge and hostage taking country...
Russia jails US-Russian citizen for 3.5 years for 'rehabilitating Nazism'
The court in St Petersburg, where Malev was tried, said this showed disrespect for society and insulted the memory of the Great Patriotic War, as Russians refer to World War Two.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-805089
Let's see what his heinous crime is to give him a 3 1/2 year sentence in Russia. He posted a picture on social media which 'showed a picture of a corpse wearing the ribbon with a caption saying, "How to wear the Saint George's ribbon correctly."' which 'denigrated the Saint George's ribbon, a symbol of Russian military valor.' 'The court in St Petersburg, where Malev was tried, said this showed disrespect for society'.
Welcome to Putin's purge and hostage taking country...
Russia jails US-Russian citizen for 3.5 years for 'rehabilitating Nazism'
The court in St Petersburg, where Malev was tried, said this showed disrespect for society and insulted the memory of the Great Patriotic War, as Russians refer to World War Two.
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-805089
