Russia Sentences Dual U.S.-Russian Citizen to 3.5 Years for Social Media Posts

Yuri Malev convicted of 'rehabilitating Nazism' after sharing images deemed disrespectful to World War II veterans.

Yuri Malev was arrested in December for posts on the Russian social media site Odnoklassniki.
One post showed the Saint George's ribbon on a corpse with a caption mocking its use.
The court described Malev's actions as insulting the memory of the Great Patriotic War.
Malev admitted guilt and was sentenced to a minimum-security penal colony.
The case highlights Russia's crackdown on dissent since the Ukraine invasion.