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Associated Press: Russian court convicts artist for pro-Ukraine protest

By Associated Press.
Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky looks out from a defendants' cage during a hearing at Moscow's Meshchansky district court on May 18.
Photo by AFP

MOSCOW — A Russian artist known for his radical politically-charged performances has been convicted of vandalism in a pro-Ukraine protest and sentenced to 16 months in prison.

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