Kremlin’s main opponent Alexei Navalny today called on Russians opposed to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine to continue protesting despite the bans.
“The anti-war momentum will not stop growing in society, so the anti-war protests must not stop, whatever the circumstances,” Navalny said on Twitter.
He said Russian public opinion was beginning to turn against the war and that “the Kremlin can see this momentum, hence its nervousness and desperate efforts to put an end to this military campaign as soon as possible.”
Navalny, who has been jailed for more than a year in a political fraud case, strongly opposes Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine since February 24.
Despite the threat of heavy prison sentences, protests, certainly limited, have been taking place daily in various Russian cities since the start of the Russian invasion.
Yesterday, Sunday, at least 5,000 protesters were arrested, including about 2,300 in Moscow, according to the NGO OVD-Info, which specializes in recording demonstrations. In all, at least 13,500 protesters have been arrested since February 24, according to the same source.
At the same time, Russians are expressing their support for the military operation by writing the letter “G” on Russian armor in Ukraine, on their cars, on their clothes or on their social media posts.
To curb criticism, Russian authorities last week passed a law suppressing “false information” about Russian military activities in Ukraine. Under the law, penalties range from fines to up to 15 years in prison. .
Those who protest or call for a demonstration against the Russian military presence in Ukraine also risk fines, according to a new article in the administrative code banning public actions that “discredit the armed forces.” In case of recurrence, these violations can be punished with three years in prison.
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