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Metro 2033 creator Dmitry Glukhovsky faces eight-year jail sentence if he returns to Russia (metro.co.uk)

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The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.

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[–] FluffyToaster621@lemm.ee 83 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fitting news site for this article

[–] CIWS-30@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true. And if you stop and think about it, 2033's only 10 years away. Maybe Metro.co.uk could post a followup to this story then. Just for that "Yo dawg, I herd u like 2033" meme potential.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago

And if you stop and think about it, 2033's only 10 years away.

yo wtf