Moscow, July 3, 2026 (AFP) - Russia jails group over plot to kill pro-Kremlin media mogul

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Russia said Friday it had jailed 12 members of a neo-Nazi cell, two members of which planned to assassinate state media mogul Margarita Simonyan, a leading backer of the Ukraine war and of President Vladimir Putin. The cell's leader -- 21-year-old Mikhail Balashov -- received a 20-year prison sentence, while 11 other defendants received sentences of between six and 18 years, Russia's Investigative Committee said. It was not immediately clear to w......

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