Maxim Kruglov
United KingdompoliticianMaleb. 19803.8Global Dominance: 0.01%Maxim Kruglov is a former deputy of the Moscow City Duma and the deputy chairman of the political party Yabloko. He served as a representative from 2019 to 2024, winning election in a single-member district. Known for his academic background as a candidate of political sciences, Kruglov also teaches comparative political science at the State Academic University for the Humanities. He has been in the news recently due to his arrest in connection with a criminal case regarding false information about the Russian army.
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Maxim Kruglov was sentenced in June to seven years' imprisonment for social media posts.
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor healthUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-11
Maxim Kruglov was sentenced in June to seven years' imprisonment for social media posts about civilian casualties.
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky saysUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-11
The party’s deputy leader, Maxim Kruglov, was jailed for seven years in June over social media posts.
Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans voting against the war | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-11
Maxim Kruglov was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for social media posts about civilian casualties in Bucha, Mariupol and other Ukrainian cities.
Russian court bars only anti-war party from standing in parliamentary electionsUnited Kingdom· 2026-08-10Maxim Kruglov, the deputy leader of Yabloko, was sentenced to seven years in prison for spreading what authorities call false information about the Russian army.
Direkt – Kriget i Ukraina – Ukraina anklagas för attack mot turistbuss
Sweden· 2026-07-02
Maxim Kruglov has been convicted for spreading lies about the Russian army and jailed for seven years.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy doing ‘pretty well’ against Russia, declares Trump | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-25
Maxim Kruglov is another deputy chairman of the Yabloko party currently under house arrest.
Exil-Opposition um Chodorkowski des Umsturzes bezichtigt
Switzerland· 2025-10-14
Maxim Kruglov, a former lawmaker in Moscow’s city legislature, told a Moscow court hearing that the accusation against him was 'absurd'.
Ukraine war briefing: Putin warns of ‘new level of escalation’ if Tomahawk missiles supplied to Kyiv | UkraineUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-03
Maxim Kruglov is the deputy chairman of 'Yabloko' who was arrested for spreading 'fakes about the army'.
Явлинский назвал провокацией уголовное дело зампреда «Яблока» Круглова — РБК
Russia· 2025-10-02
Maxim Kruglov, a former deputy of the Moscow City Duma and deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, was detained in connection with a criminal case regarding fake information about the army.
Зампреда партии «Яблоко» задержали по делу о фейках об армии — РБКRussia· 2025-10-01