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Putin Announces Plans To Strip Citizenship From Russians Who Criticize Army

The move could also include those who spread “fake news” about Russia's military as it seeks to stop dissenters.

  • The crackdown follows Russia’s forces recently fleeing the Kherson region of Ukraine in an embarrassing defeat.
  • “Putin has put forward amendments to Russia’s citizenship law that was adopted in April, outlining offenses that could be punishable by the revocation of citizenship,” the New York Post reports.
  • Russian lawmakers are expected to soon pass the bill and send it to Putin’s desk for signing into law.

 

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