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A Russian court on Friday placed a Dutch national under arrest for “violence towards police personnel,” a charge that carries up to 10 years in prison. Moscow has arrested several Westerners since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “A Moscow court has issued a preventative measure for a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands accused of using violence against a police officer,” a statement by Moscow’s city courts read. It said the Tagansky court in Moscow had placed Harry Johannes Van Wurden — giving only the Cyrillic spelling of his name — in detention for two months. The court po…

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