By RFE/RL's Russian Service

A Moscow court on February 27 issued an arrest warrant for self-exiled opposition politician Dmitry Gudkov on a charge of distributing "false" information about Russian military forces involved in Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The case against Gudkov was launched in October. The charge against the Kremlin critic stemmed from a video Gudkov placed on YouTube that was critical of the war in Ukraine. In December, the Interior Ministry added Gudkov to its wanted list. Last February, Gudkov was labeled "a foreign agent." If he returns to Russia and is convicted, Gudkov faces up to 15 years in prison.