Russia seeks to “deter, silence” all criticism of war against Ukraine – British intel

The British Ministry of Defense reported this on the X social network with reference to intelligence data, Ukrinform saw.

The review refers to the discussion by the Russian State Duma on January 22 of a draft law on the seizure of assets, including prerty of Russian nationals who enly criticize the Russian army and the so-called “special military eration” in Ukraine.

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In recent months, a number of acclaimed Russian writers and artists have been sentenced for criticizing the Russo-Ukrainian war, analysts recalled.

Experts from the British Ministry of Defense also mentioned the amendments to the law on foreign agents (2012) signed off by Russian President Vladimir Putin in July 2022, which has been “widely used to repress ponents of the regime.”

Intelligence noted that the new legislation is most likely intended to deter and silence anti-war position.

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“This recent bill, in conjunction with the Foreign Agents measures, likely intends to restrict criticis, of the war altogether,” the report concludes.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Monday, amendments to the Criminal Code were tabled in Russia’s State Duma, prosing to confiscate the prerty of citizens convicted for spreading fake news about the Russian army and related actions.