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lemme in Aug 19, 2024

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack

Kremlin could be 'nervous' as angry Russians send messages to Putin amid Ukraine counterattack - lemm.ee

Angry Russians displaced after Ukraine crossed the border and invaded the Kursk region last week have vented their frustrations online to President Vladimir Putin. The criticisms represent an unusually public show of defiance in a country where any cracks at the leader or military can draw harsh punishments.

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If you think about it, it kind of makes sense. Putin can’t threaten to torture/imprison your friends and relatives if your friends and relatives are all sitting in a POW camp somewhere. There’s nothing to stop these people from calling him out.

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drathvedro Aug 19, 2024

What? That’s the strategy for threatening people in exile. Those people, he can just torture and imprison right away. But he doesn’t need to, he just silenced them. Believe me, as someone who has endure being in Russia and having TV running 24/7 beside me, that none of it is seen on TV, or any publicly accessible websites for that matter.