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Russia fines anti-war politician in chaotic court hearing

Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin receives medical attention during a court hearing in the town of Dolgoprudny in the Moscow region on July 17, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

DOLGOPRUDNY, Russia - A Russian court fined anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin $13 on Friday for displaying “extremist symbols”, delivering the ruling moments after paramedics performed a cardiogram on him in court because of his extreme high blood pressure.

The 63-year-old, an outspoken critic of the Ukraine war, faced the charges over a 2023 video he reposted showing an image of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is regarded an “extremist” in Russia.

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