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Russian Poet Living in Israel Declared Wanted
Russia's Interior Ministry has placed Sergei Leibgrad, a 64-year-old poet and journalist living in Israel, on its federal wanted list. The specific charges against him remain undisclosed. Leibgrad, previously designated a "foreign agent" in Russia, reacted ironically to the news.
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- 01Russian authorities have placed poet Sergei Leibgrad, residing in Israel, on a federal wanted list.
- 02The specific criminal charges against Leibgrad have not been publicly disclosed by Russian officials.
- 03Leibgrad was previously designated a "foreign agent" by Russia's Ministry of Justice in September 2023.
- 04He moved to Israel in July 2022 after a career managing media and publishing in Samara, Russia.
- 05Leibgrad responded to the news by quoting Boris Pasternak on Facebook.
- 06This follows a similar case where animator Oleg Kuvaev was sentenced in absentia in Russia.
This development mirrors the case of animator Oleg Kuvaev, who was also sentenced in absentia in Russia due to his anti-war stance.
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