TVER, Russia (AP) — Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: "Squeeze Russia out of yourself!" For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison.
As the Kremlin claims unequivocal support among Russians for its policies both at home and abroad, a crackdown is underway against ordinary social media users who post things that run against the official narrative. Here the Kremlin's interests coincide with those of investigators, who are anxious to report high conviction rates for extremism. The Kremlin didn't immediately comment on the issue.
(CNSNews.com) – NATO's secretary-general said Monday it will have more troops deployed near its eastern flank with Russia after a summit in the Polish capital this summer, "to send a clear signal that an attack on Poland will be considered an attack on the whole alliance."
"This will be a landmark summit," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said during a visit to Warsaw. "We have agreed to enhance our forward presence in the eastern part of our alliance."
