The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has sentenced Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent Michael Martens in absentia for inciting hatred or hostility.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has sentenced Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent Michael Martens in absentia for inciting hatred or hostility.

@ovdinfolive 26 Aug 2026, 10:10

A court in Moscow has sentenced Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung correspondent Michael Martens in absentia for inciting hatred, based on his question about Russian soldiers at a press conference in Belgrade.

@ovdinfolive 26 Aug 2026, 09:11

The Basmanny District Court in Moscow has issued a warrant for the arrest of German journalist Michael Martens for inciting hatred following his question to the Ukrainian president about how Europeans could help kill more Russian soldiers.

@meduzalive 26 Aug 2026, 09:06