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Laurent Vinatier

French researcher sent to Russian penal colony

The French researcher Laurent Vinatier was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison by a court in Moscow. He was convicted, among other things, of not having registered as a so-called foreign agent.

French researcher sent to Russian penal colony

French Researcher Charged in Russia

The Frenchman Laurent Vinatier, who is accused of having gathered information about the Russian military without registering as a "foreign agent", will be brought to trial in Moscow on September 3, the court announces. He risks being sentenced to five years in prison.

French Researcher Charged in Russia