At the beginning of March, a ban had already been announced on the spreading of “lies” about the Russian army, with the same maximum penalty. The measures come during the bloody Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine, which, according to the Putin regime, should not be called a war, but is called a “special military operation”.
The new law is the latest oppressive weapon to control information about Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, observers say. It is no longer allowed to publicly disseminate false information “intentionally” “under the guise of reliable information” about the activities of Russian state organs outside Russian territory.