Russia convicts a prominent election monitoring activist and sentences him to a 5-year prison term -
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A Moscow court sentenced Grigory Melkonyants from the election watchdog Golos to five years in prison on politically motivated charges of organizing an "undesirable" organization. This verdict is part of a broader crackdown on Kremlin critics since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the weather alert for Wednesday includes potential rain and flooding. Traffic in Arlington is disrupted due to a downed tree on the GW Parkway.
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