A Moscow court is going to sentence Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko, earlier arrested in Russia on trumped-up espionage charges, to 20 years' imprisonment, according to his lawyer Mark Feygin.
Ukrainian prosecutors for Crimea have opened a case over the German Scooter band's visit to the Russian-occupied peninsula in violation of Ukrainian travel regulations, according to the Crimean news portal Krym.Realii.
A Russian opposition activist who was extradited by Belarus has been sent to pretrial detention in a politically charged extremism case, his lawyer says, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
Former Member of Parliament in Ukraine Mykola Martynenko, who is a suspect in a case relating to state-run Skhidny (Eastern) uranium ore mining and processing enterprise, is facing imprisonment for the period from eight to twelve years, according to an UNIAN correspondent.