A Russian father who went on the run to avoid being sent to a penal colony after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school was criticised by the Kremlin on Wednesday, but defended by the powerful head of the Wagner mercenary group.
The case of Alexei Moskalyov, who came under police investigation last year over the anti-war picture drawn by his daughter Masha, has resonated widely across Russia and abroad since the father was placed under house arrest this month and the teenager was taken to a children's home.
