Prosecutors want Igor Stelkov sentenced to almost five years in prison for "extremist" speech in online posts. Stelkov/Girkin is a likely war criminal, but these charges are clear political retaliation for his criticism of the invasion's conduct. https://zona.media/news/2024/01/18/pochti_5
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True, but this "criticism" boils down to Putin not being enough Stalin — if he goes under, nothing of value would be lost 🤷
This isn't even new, in 2015-2016 a lot of those who were against freezing the conflict were eliminated. Not a reason for joy, but does anyone have any compassion for them?
Kremlin doesn't tolerate friendly criticism: either you fully comply or you're their enemy. Play stupid games — win stupid prizes.
