Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine

Russian authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for pediatrician Dr. Nadezhda Buyanova, who criticized the war in Ukraine in front of a patient and his mother. Buyanova was arrested after allegedly telling the patient that his father, a Russian soldier killed in Ukraine, was a legitimate target for Kyiv’s troops. The case is part of a wider crackdown on critics and protesters following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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