One Anti War Critic Fined, Another Held as Russia Clamps Down on Dissent The Russian government's crackdown on dissent has reached new heights, with two prominent critics of Vladimir Putin facing severe consequences for speaking out against the war in Ukraine.
Blogger Ilya Remeslo was fined and held on suspicion of spreading false information about the military after denouncing Putin as a "war criminal and thief.
" Politician Boris Nadezhdin, a vocal critic of the war from its inception, was convicted of displaying extremist symbols.