As Wagner boss walks free after revolt, Russia continues crackdown on critics
On Tuesday,main domestic security agency, the FSB, said it had dropped the criminal investigation into last week’s revolt, with no charges against Prigozhin or any of the other participants, even though about a dozen Russian troops were killed in clashes.
Prigozhin’s escape from prosecution — at least for now — is in stark contrast to how the Kremlin has dealt with anti-government protests speaking out against the war in Ukraine or challenging Putin’s rule.When asked about it, Peskov cited Putin’s “will to prevent the events from developing according to the worst case scenario,” along with promises and guarantees given to Prigozhin.
“They were telling me about the seizure of Rostov, the helicopters that had been shot down, and the armed column heading for Moscow … I kept expecting someone to suddenly yell `You got punk’d!’ But no one did,” a social media post by Navalny said. But he then noted that Gorinov, opposition Figure Evgeny Roizman and himself “are still the ones discrediting the army. Of course.”
Since the war began, Russian media reported at least 77 attempts to set enlistment offices on fire. Many have resulted in convictions. In recent years, it has been wielded against Kremlin critics, scientists working on international research and, most recently, Russians who oppose the war and donate money to support Ukraine’s army.Russian police arrest hundreds of protesters demanding Alexei Navalny’s release
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