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A Dutch citizen, Harry Johannes van Wurden, was sentenced to three years in prison in Moscow for punching a police officer during an altercation over a knocked-down road sign. The incident occurred in October, and van Wurden was found guilty of using violence against a government official. This case is part of a trend in Russia where foreign nationals, including Americans, have been detained in high-profile cases, possibly as bargaining chips in relation to ongoing tensions over the Kremlin’s military actions in Ukraine.
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