Event Brief
Russian Court Sentences Sculptor for Putin Depiction
Filed: Apr 02, 2026 at 12:07 PM ET
Summary: German sculptor Jacques Tilly was sentenced in absentia to over eight years in prison for depicting Putin in a controversial artwork.
WHO: Moscow court
WHAT: convicted Jacques Tilly
WHEN: Apr 02, 2026 at 11:39 AM ET
WHERE: Moscow
WHY: Conviction for creating a carnival float depicting Putin and Kirill in a sex act.
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