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Russian Pastor Sentenced Over Anti-War Sermon
By Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau ChiefMOSCOW/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Concerns grew Sunday about a frail elderly Russian pastor after he was sentenced to a prison camp for publicly criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine.A Russian court found Nikolay Romanyuk, 63, guilty of making “public calls to implement activities directed against the security of the Russian Federation,” according to trial observers.Despite the pastor’s age and serious health conditions, the court sentenced him