{
  "id": 1948042,
  "title": "Ukraine war was Putin's 'fatal mistake' says Russian politician exiled in Paris",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ukraine-war-was-putins-fatal-mistake-says-russian-politician-exiled",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:07:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260819-ukraine-war-was-putins-fatal-mistake-says-russian-politician-exiled-in-paris-boris-nadezhdin-ukraine-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Boris Nadezhdin, a Russian politician and Kremlin critic, has gone into exile in Paris after being barred from running for election and facing imprisonment. He recently spoke to RFI about the circumstances of his exile, two weeks after arriving in the French capital.\n\nThe Kremlin has been cracking down on dissent, particularly regarding the war in Ukraine. A Russian court recently convicted Lev Shlosberg, a senior member of the Yabloko party, of speaking out against the war and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison. Yabloko, the only official party opposing the war, was also barred from the ballot in the upcoming parliamentary election.\n\nThe moves against Shlosberg and Yabloko demonstrate the Kremlin's intolerance towards criticism of the war, according to Egypt Independent. Shlosberg was charged with \"discrediting\" and spreading \"false information\" about the Russian military, stemming from a debate and a post on his Telegram channel.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Russian court jails Kremlin critic for 11 years for opposing the war in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/russian-court-jails-kremlin-critic-for-11-years-for-opposing-the-war",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:30:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Russian attacks are doing severe harm to Ukraine’s economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/russian-attacks-are-doing-severe-harm-to-ukraines-economy",
        "published": "2026-08-19T12:42:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Two officers, 101 soldiers—Ukraine’s newest homecoming from Russian cells",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/two-officers-101-soldiers-ukraines-newest-homecoming-from-russian",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:40:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}