KYIV – In a sparsely furnished court room in western Ukraine, a clerk called up the defendant.
They were met with silence.
No one stepped up to face the charges. No one entered a plea. In fact, there was no sign at all of the defendant: Russia.
Hotel owner Denys Katyukha, who fled Ukraine to Germany and whose two properties, including the Admiral Hotel, were confiscated by Russia after it occupied territory along the Sea of Azov, poses for a picture after an interview in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 1.
| REUTERS
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