r/worldnews • u/DownWithAssad • 7d 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/CarnegieFormula 7d ago

This is to prevent others from following suit by making an example

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u/I-RonButterfly 7d ago

...Because he is weak.

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u/ofon 7d ago

weak people don't make it through the KGB like he did...ruthless may be a better word.

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u/I-RonButterfly 7d ago

You mean the guy who was almost deposed by a chef and his armed goons and cowered off to a secret villa out of fear?

Is cowering in fear a demonstration of strength?

I'll give you this. He's ruthless to teenagers who say mean things when he's hiding behind his thugs.