James Brooke

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Spouses out-of Russian troops mobilized for attacking inside the Ukraine communicate with each other Jan. thirteen immediately after laying plant life from the Unknown Soldier’s Tomb on Kremlin wall structure inside Moscow.

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Vladimir Putin, the fresh new manly guy just who shortly after posed exposed-chested astride a beneficial Siberian stallion, today wrestles having a women’s course: new spouses, moms and dads and sisters away from Russian soldiers fighting regarding the trenches out of Ukraine.

“Exactly why do we require a president one pretends we don’t can be found? Just who lives merely on tv entirely less than his manage?” asks “Just how Domestic,” an effective Telegram route for wives and you will mothers out of Russian soldiers. “Talking about visible ways of cowards and you can rats. And you can that is the rat queen?”

Which is rather salty cam for a country where a woman is actually has just arrested to own sporting rainbow-themed earrings (“gay propaganda,” centered on Russian laws). An other woman are sentenced so you’re able to seven ages during the prison having position anti-battle decals for the grocery store shelves. The other day, Russia’s Duma offered latest recognition so you can an expenses that would create regulators to confiscate possessions away from someone found guilty off “discrediting” the military. (suite…)