Moscow’s Basmanny Court sentenced in absentia former Deputy Minister of Energy Vladimir Milov (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation) to eight years in a general regime penal colony for disseminating false information to the public regarding the use of the Armed Forces. of the Russian Federation. This was reported by TASS Referring to the court decision.
It was noted that Milov’s prison sentence will be calculated from the moment he arrives in Russia or is extradited. He is on the international wanted list.
According to the agency, a criminal case was filed against Milov due to his videos on YouTube. He left Russia in April last year.
Deputy Minister of Energy in May last year reputed Foreign agent of the Russian Ministry of Justice.
It is also known that Milov was put on the wanted list by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in June 2022 in the criminal insult case against businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Formerly in the State Duma offered Prohibiting loans to foreign agencies.