Kremlin critic Alexei Gorinov jailed for further three years over Ukraine war opposition

A Moscow councillor serving time in jail for speaking out against Russia’s war in Ukraine has been given an additional three years in prison.

Alexei Gorinov, 63, was jailed for seven years in 2022 after he was filmed criticising the invasion in a city council meeting.

At the time, he was believed to be the first person to be sentenced under laws targeting dissents following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

On Friday, Gorinov appeared at a court in the city of Vladimir to be sentenced for charges of “justifying terrorism”.

A judge also ordered that Gorinov be moved to a stricter prison facility.