Russian man who traced 'No to War' in the snow gets 10 days in jail


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Nov 2023

People cross the street during a snowfall on the first snowy day of the season, in Moscow, Russia October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

LONDON (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered a man to be jailed for 10 days after he used his finger to write "No to War" on a snow-covered turnstile at the entrance to an ice-skating rink at Moscow's Gorky Park.

According to court papers, the incident happened on Nov. 23 and the man, named as Dmitry Fyodorov, was sentenced the following day after being detained by the police.

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