Writing from a cell in a Russian jail known as the Bear, Ilya Yashin remained defiant. In neat, blue-ink lettering, the opposition politician was able to express himself candidly despite his incarceration. Removing Vladimir Putin from power, he wrote, was a prerequisite to “avoiding the risks of a new world war”.
“As long as Putin retains power, war … will be permanent,” Yashin said in written answers to questions from the Guardian, delivered by his
