Putin tightens grip at home, issues chilling warning to rid Russia of ‘traitors’

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Anti-war activists and dissenters in Russia are coming under fire as President Vladimir Putin tightens his grip at home. In a speech on March 16, 2022, Putin issued a chilling warning to “traitors”, and on a “necessary cleansing of society”. Russia’s former deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich faced calls for immediate sacking from his current government post after condemning Moscow’s invasion to Western media. A food blogger has come under investigation for spreading “false information” about Russia’s army on her blog. That crime is now punishable by up to 15 years in jail after Russia adopted a new law on March 4 following a ripple of protest activity against the invasion.

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