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Moscow court sentences German satirist in absentia over lewd Putin carnival float

Ewan Jones
 02.04.2026, 20:10
An expert witness told the court the figures were “undoubtedly” Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill. Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
An expert witness told the court the figures were “undoubtedly” Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill. Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images

Jacques Tilly was sentenced in absentia for the 2024 Düsseldorf Carnival float.