r/worldnews • u/DownWithAssad • 5d ago

Russia sentences 15-year-old schoolboy to 5 years for criticizing Putin regime and war against Ukraine Russia/Ukraine

https://khpg.org/en/1608813775
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u/Front_Explanation_79 5d ago

Imagine being so fragile you can't tolerate the words of a 15 year old. Russian snowflakes.

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u/I-RonButterfly 5d ago

Vlad the Weak is a Potemkin leader. Strong facade, but really fragile and scared.

You'd almost feel sorry for the little guy if he hadn't consigned a generation of Russian and Ukrainian young men and women to their deaths to pretend to feel strong.

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u/CrowFD 4d ago

Don't bring my boy Potemkin into this, I know he's still not considered anywhere near top tier in Strive, but he'll have his time to shine!

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u/I-RonButterfly 4d ago

Bah! I should have said a Potemkin village of a leader. Touche.

I had no idea what you were referencing, but I went down that rabbit hole.

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u/CrowFD 3d ago

Haha, I'm glad I could take you down that rabbit hole!

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u/RaDeus 4d ago

The thing is: if Putin doesn't come down hard on any dissent things might unravel overnight.

Just look at how the Iron Curtain fell, Putin was in the DDR when it happened, he knows how precarious his hold on power is.

Just for clarity, I don't like Putler, just trying to give people some perspective on his motivations.

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u/Illustrious-Syrup509 4d ago

And what are the right-wing parties blathering about the need to talk to Putin? I hope the internal Russian resistance grows. What must the relatives feel?

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u/Rengarbaiano 4d ago

US when you criticize Israel