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‘I went to Russia for an adventure, but ended up being thrown in prison’
world12/06/2026, 14:15 · 1 min read

‘I went to Russia for an adventure, but ended up being thrown in prison’

Hiking across Siberia following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Charlie Walker quickly attracted the attention of the secret police

The Telegraph12/06/2026, 14:15

‘I went to Russia for an adventure, but ended up being thrown in prison’

Charlie Walker was reading in his hotel room in the Siberian town of Tiksi when he heard a knock at the door. He hobbled out of bed – Walker was a shell of a man: his toes were torn apart from frostbite; his ribs were visible due to weight loss; his ... [9103 chars]

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