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Russia criminalising 'extremist' content
Russia criminalising 'extremist' content

Express Tribune

time18 hours ago

  • Politics
  • Express Tribune

Russia criminalising 'extremist' content

Songs by Pussy Riot are on the list. Photo: File Russian lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill that would outlaw opening or searching for content online judged "extremist", such as songs glorifying Ukraine and material by feminist rock band Pussy Riot. Critics say the law, which has drawn a rare backlash from across Russia's political spectrum, would stifle internet freedom. Russian authorities already block access to thousands of websites accused of hosting "extremist" content. The latest proposed legislation threatens fines of up to 5,000 rubles ($64) on anyone found to have deliberately searched for or gained access to material listed as extremist by the justice ministry. More than 5,000 entries are on the list, including web pages, political slogans, books, artworks and music albums. Among them are songs glorifying Ukraine, blog posts by feminist rock band Pussy Riot and information on the Wikipedia page for dynamite. Deputies in the lower house State Duma backed the bill by 283 votes to 22 in its second reading. It is not clear whether the government supports the bill. The Kremlin said the proposal needed "more detailed explanations" to allay people's concerns. "I am not familiar with the initiative by the deputies," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question from AFP. The bill requires three readings and approval by Russia's upper house before President Vladimir Putin can sign it into law. During Thursday's second reading, lawmaker Alexander Teterdinko of the governing United Russia party said the legislation would only affect those who "deliberately" search for extremist material. "That is to say, if you Google something and material appears in the search results, but you do not click on it, do not read it, do not use it in any way... you will not fall under this article," he said. Others, however, expressed concern over the apparent lack of safeguards. It was not clear how the bill would work in practice, and whether internet service providers or websites would be responsible for monitoring violations.

More Ukrainian drones target Moscow in renewed raid
More Ukrainian drones target Moscow in renewed raid

Russia Today

time19 hours ago

  • Politics
  • Russia Today

More Ukrainian drones target Moscow in renewed raid

Russia's air defenses destroyed dozens of incoming Ukrainian drones over multiple regions on Friday night, the country's Defense Ministry said, while Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported additional 12 interceptions overnight. Ukraine has been conducting UAV raids deep into Russian territory for months, often striking residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure. The Russian government describes Ukraine's strikes as 'terrorist attacks' deliberately targeting civilians. The ministry said the intercepts occurred across several areas, including the Bryansk, Oryol, Kaluga, Rostov, Tula, Kursk, Smolensk, Voronezh, and Moscow regions, with a total of 87 hostile targets downed between 6:15 pm and 11:05 pm Friday. The drone raid continued into the night, with Sobyanin reporting at least 12 more interceptions of drones en route to Moscow after midnight, as of 1:40 am Saturday. There were no reports of casualties or damage, with emergency crews responding to the crash sites, according to the official. Kiev has intensified attempted drone attacks on Moscow over the past week, according to Sobyanin, who has been reporting similar incidents since Wednesday. Last month, Sobyanin told reporters that the city's air defense system operates at the 'highest level,' intercepting 99.9% of targets. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov earlier emphasized that Russia employs layered air defense systems to minimize the threat posed by drone attacks.

Russia-US bilateral ties separate from Ukraine settlement and shouldn't be governed by it, says Kremlin
Russia-US bilateral ties separate from Ukraine settlement and shouldn't be governed by it, says Kremlin

United News of India

time19 hours ago

  • Business
  • United News of India

Russia-US bilateral ties separate from Ukraine settlement and shouldn't be governed by it, says Kremlin

Moscow/Washington, July 18 (UNI) Russia's ties with the United States are a separate issue and its settlement with Ukraine should have little bearing on them, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, stating that Moscow and Washington have enough issues as it is, reports TASS. "These lines are different. One topic is the Ukrainian settlement, and another one is our bilateral relations, all irritants in our ties, problematic issues, which we have a lot of," the Kremlin spokesman clarified. Peskov's statement comes following US President Donald Trump's statement that he was disappointed with Russian President Vladmir Putin over his reluctance to end hostilities with Ukraine, and threatening 100% tariffs on all of Russia's trading partners within the next 50-days if Moscow does not come to a deal. Meanwhile, Moscow and Washington have been engaged in talks aimed at easing tensions and improving bilateral ties. However, progress on this front has recently stalled at the initiative of the United States. Russia has nonetheless been dismissive of Trump's threats, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov openly mocking the threat of sanctions, saying that it has become 'old news for Moscow', more so as the country is already under facing 90% tariffs, which have had little effect on its economy. The Kremlin has further called the move impractical and little more than overly dramatic theatrics by the White House, citing Trump's long history of making drastic threats and almost never going through with them, as well as the potential socio-political and economic destruction such a move could unleash on Washington, if it decides to impose 100% tariffs on Russia's trading partners, which include economic giants China and India, who are also two of the US' biggest partners. UNI XC ANV GNK

Kremlin on new EU sanctions: Russia has built up a certain immunity to such measures
Kremlin on new EU sanctions: Russia has built up a certain immunity to such measures

Daily Maverick

timea day ago

  • Business
  • Daily Maverick

Kremlin on new EU sanctions: Russia has built up a certain immunity to such measures

The package aims to lower the G7's price cap for buying Russian crude oil to $47.6 per barrel, diplomats told Reuters. Asked about the new EU measures, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described them as one-sided and illegal, saying they were in line with what he called Europe's 'consistently anti-Russian stance.' 'But at the same time, of course, we have already acquired a certain immunity from sanctions, we have adapted to life under sanctions,' Peskov told reporters. 'Of course, we will have to analyse the new package in order to minimise its consequences. But, in addition, each new sanctions package brings a negative effect for the countries that back it. This is a double-edged weapon,' Peskov said. Russian government and trading sources played down the impact of the new restrictions, doubting they would significantly disrupt Russian oil trade.

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