The measure will solely have an effect on those that “throw mud” on the Russian state, Vyacheslav Volodin says
Russian lawmakers are taking a look at the opportunity of seizing the property of residents who fled the nation following the outbreak of the Ukraine battle and are badmouthing their nation from overseas, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin has mentioned.
Talking throughout a parliament session on Tuesday, Volodin refuted criticism that the measure was “extreme,” insisting that it might solely be used towards “scoundrels who broke the regulation, who did hurt.”
The laws would goal individuals who fled overseas and tarnish Russia, whereas persevering with to generate income within the nation, the speaker defined. “They’ve actual property right here, financial institution accounts, companies, however on the identical time they’re throwing mud on the nation, wiping their ft with it,” he mentioned.
“They normally can’t be reached with different punitive measures” as a result of they’re exterior the state, however they nonetheless “have to be held accountable” for his or her actions, Volodin insisted.
“And, after all, it’s attainable to undertake adjustments to the laws so as not solely to cease them, but additionally to guard the reminiscence of those that sacrificed their lives defending our Fatherland,” he added.
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The speaker emphasised that residents who moved overseas “to attend out what they imagine to be troublesome or turbulent instances, however on the identical time behave appropriately,” shouldn’t be affected, regardless of such habits “not portray them in one of the best mild.”
Various opposition politicians and celebrities have left Russia for the reason that outbreak of the battle between Moscow and Kiev in February final 12 months. Some have been more and more vital of the Russian authorities, with their feedback typically quoted by the Western media.
Earlier this month, actor Artur Smolyaninov, who now lives in Latvia, made headlines by telling Novaya Gazeta that he was ready to struggle for Ukraine. “I really feel nothing however hatred for the folks on the [Russian] facet of the frontline. And if I have been there on the bottom, there’d be no mercy,” he mentioned.
This and related statements have led to Smolyaninov, who made a reputation for himself by starring in patriotic movie ‘Devyataya Rota’ (The ninth Firm), being designated a overseas agent in Russia.
