To use this site, please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page.
This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content, and analyzing our website traffic. By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies.
Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
BERLIN – After being released from a Russian penal colony this month in a high-profile prisoner swap, opposition figure Ilya Yashin stunned the Western public when he said he would have preferred to stay in Russia, even if it was behind bars.