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Romanian Man Gets 15-Year Sentence for Ukraine Spying

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  • Russia’s Federal Security Service sentenced Romanian citizen David Adrian Kercso to 15 years for spying for Ukraine.
  • The FSB’s arrest video, filmed in a Sochi park, was staged after months of detention.
  • Kercso alleges he was lured by romance, coerced into a confession, and subjected to beatings and isolation.
  • He made ten court appearances in four months, with detention extensions about every two weeks, and will appeal.