Putin ally says expat war critics should lose homes

Source: BBC

Putin ally says expat war critics should lose homes

13 January 2023

Russians who have gone abroad and criticised their country or its military should have their property confiscated, says parliament speaker Vyachlesav Volodin.

A long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, he singled out citizens who found it "possible to insult Russia, its residents, soldiers and officers, to openly support the villains".

Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled in response to the war in Ukraine.

Many left to avoid being called up.

Mr Volodin's comments come amid increasing anger among pro-Putin figures at statements made by high-profile critics of the war who have left Russia.

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