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The hardline nationalist Igor Girkin was arrested after months of public attacks on Russia's military leaders and Putin, as he called for a much more aggressive offensive against Ukraine.

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a nearly five-year prison sentence for former separatist commander Igor Girkin, a sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, arrested and detained last year on "extremism" charges."The prosecutor requested four years and 11 months in a general regime prison colony for Igor Strelkov," his allies said on social media.

Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a nearly five-year prison sentence for former separatist commander Igor Girkin, a sharp critic of President Vladimir Putin, arrested and detained last year on "extremism" charges.

Russian authorities are seeking to jail Russian army veteran and ex-security officer Igor Girkin for almost five years on extremism charges, his wife said Thursday.

-A Russian state prosecutor asked a Moscow court on Thursday to jail prominent nationalist Igor Girkin, who accuses President Vladimir Putin and the army top brass of not pursuing the Ukraine war... -January 18, 2024 at 08:47 am EST - MarketScreener

When asked if he thought he could win, one of the notional challengers said: “Of course not! Do I look like an idiot?”

The equilibrium in the Kremlin has been disrupted.

Interview with Boris Kagarlitsky, Russian sociologist, left-wing activist and a critic of Putin's intervention in Ukraine, on being freed after four months in jail on the unproven charge of "justifying of terrorism".

Putin, 71, who has been in power since 2000, made around half of his executive orders in 2023 classified.

As the war enters its 671st day, these are the main developments.