Russian President Vladimir Putin is no slouch when
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is no slouch when it comes to geopolitics: This week, he signed a decree suspending implementation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and boasted that his security agencies had thwarted nearly 600 foreign intelligence operators last year.
But with domestic issues now driving the agenda for the Kremlin, Putin's Russia also appears to be taking a more authoritarian turn.
This week, Russian lawmakers advanced a package of new legislation aimed at curtailing internet freedom. Among the laws awaiting the president's eventual signature is a measure that would allow authorities to jail individuals for insulting government officials online.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/some-rus...li=BBnb7Kz
But with domestic issues now driving the agenda for the Kremlin, Putin's Russia also appears to be taking a more authoritarian turn.
This week, Russian lawmakers advanced a package of new legislation aimed at curtailing internet freedom. Among the laws awaiting the president's eventual signature is a measure that would allow authorities to jail individuals for insulting government officials online.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/some-rus...li=BBnb7Kz
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