Bestselling Russian Novelist Boris Akunin Ordered Arrested for Supporting Ukraine

A Moscow court has ordered the arrest in absentia of best-selling detective writer Boris Akunin, charging him with "justifying terrorism" after expressing support for Ukraine in a prank call. Akunin, who currently resides in London, faces arrest if he sets foot in Russia. The 67-year-old has been a long-standing critic of the Kremlin and denounced Moscow's assault on Ukraine as "absurd". This move is part of an ongoing crackdown on critics of Russia's war in Ukraine, with many prominent cultural figures fleeing the country.