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Maxim Shemetov/ReutersHardline Russian nationalist Igor Girkin was detained and charged with extremism on Friday morning, indicating that President Putin has finally lost patience with his vociferous criticism of Russia’s faltering approach to the war in Ukraine.In a post on his Telegram account, Girkin’s wife said representatives of Russia’s Investigative Committee came to their home at around 11:30 a.m. “I was not at home at that time. Soon, according to the concierge, they took my husband und

Days earlier, Igor Girkin said Russia would not survive another presidential term by Vladimir Putin.

A prominent Russian hard-line nationalist who accused President Vladimir Putin of weakness and indecision in Ukraine was detained Friday on charges of extremism, a signal the Kremlin has toughened its approach with hawkish critics after last month's abortive rebellion by the Wagner mercenary company. Igor Strelkov, a retired security officer who led Moscow-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and also was implicated by the Netherlands in the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that year, has argued that a total mobilization is needed for Russia to achieve victory.

Igor Girkin, convicted of murder for the downing of Flight MH17, has noisily criticized Russia’s handling of Ukraine.

Russia on Friday opened a case for extremism against former separatist commander and nationalist military blogger Igor Girkin, a hawkish commentator who criticised Russia's leadership.Strelkov denounced Prigozhin's muntiny but kept on criticising the incompetence of Russia's conventional military commanders.