Mr. Karpov has been a loyal defender of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, and the invasion of Ukraine. But he has also expressed sympathy for the war’s civilian victims on both sides.

Id. ¶11. During this period, Karpov claims, Svetlana beat her for complaining of the abuse, and because Svetlana was purportedly jealous of Vladimir’s preoccupation with their adoptive daughter.

71-year-old Anatoly Karpov was left hospitalized and in a coma over the weekend after suffering a series of mysterious head injuries in Moscow.

Vladimir Karpov faces felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from the alleged July 25, 2020 episode.

Russian lawmaker Anatoly Karpov received serious head injuries outside the State Duma, per multiple reports. In April, Karpov said he hoped the Ukraine-Russia war would end soon.