Handcuffs and Hypocrisy: Russia's Crackdown Continues The arrest of Ilya Remeslo, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, is the latest example of the Russian government's escalating campaign to silence dissenting voices.
The charge against him – spreading "fake news" about the military under new censorship laws – is striking not only because of its severity but also because of the timing.
Just 24 hours prior to his arrest, Remeslo had predicted that Putin would end up in handcuffs.