U.S. Finally Confirms American Dating Coach-Turned-Kremlin Shill Died in Ukraine

An American dating coach-turned-blogger who was accused of pushing Kremlin propaganda in Ukraine has died in jail there, the State Department has confirmed.

A spokesperson for the State Department confirmed the death of Gonzalo Lira, 55, in comments to The Daily Beast on Wednesday, several days after Lira’s father was first quoted blaming the Biden administration and the Ukrainian president for his son’s death.

Lira was arrested in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region in May 2023 and charged with spreading Russian propaganda by posting videos that cheered on the Kremlin’s acts of aggression against Ukraine. After being released on house arrest, he was jailed again in July after fleeing while out on bail, though he claimed in hysterical tweets to followers at the time that it was all part of an attempt by Ukrainian authorities to “disappear” him.

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