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Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is effectively ‘demodernising’ Russia. Military victories for Moscow will make it inordinately harder for more democratic-minded, if not pro-Western, successors to restore Russia to the international community.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) supports the efforts of Russia’s independent journalists and media outlets to provide reliable news coverage despite the clampdown imposed by the Kremlin as a result of its war in Ukraine, which has increased the many obstacles they have already had to deal with.
While invading Ukraine, the dictator has imposed a new era of Soviet-style oppression at home. He's been building to this moment for a decade.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine is becoming unpopular among the Russian people, but economic turmoil will likely not force regime change.
Thousands of citizens of Russia have been arrested for taking to the streets to protest their country’s invasion of Ukraine, as even anti-invasion celebrities have spoken out – and suffered professional consequences for doing so.