FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison in December 2022 on charges of spreading “false information” about the Russian army, is seen on a screen via video link during a court hearing to consider an appeal against his sentence, in Moscow, Russia April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Yulia Morozova/File Photo/File Photo