Event Brief
Russia sentences US citizen to 4 years in jail
Filed: Feb 17, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
Summary: A U.S. citizen received a four-year sentence for attempting to smuggle Kalashnikov stocks from a Moscow airport.
WHO: U.S. citizen
WHAT: sentenced to four years in jail for smuggling
WHEN: Feb 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
WHERE: Moscow
WHY: attempting to take Kalashnikov stocks out of the country
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