Russian justice sentenced French researcher Laurent Vinatier to three years in prison this Monday, October 14. Detained since June and accused of not having registered as a “foreign agent”, his lawyers announce their intention to appeal. A specialist in the post-Soviet space, he was employed on Russian soil by the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, a Swiss NGO which mediates in conflicts outside official diplomatic circuits. “My wife is Russian, my friends are Russian. I lived a Russian life,” he recalled to the judges on Monday, saying he fell in love with Russia 20 years ago, during a trip to Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
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