Vladimir Putin’s remark this week that “far from all” opposition figures are in prison has attracted more attention, but his statement that those who are classified by the state as foreign agents are guilty of a crime is more indicative of how he thinks and what he is planning, Sergey Shelin says.
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A journalist holds a placard which reads "Foreign agents yourself" during a single picquet of solidarity with collegues who was added to the list of "foreign agent" media near the headquarters of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) in Moscow on Aug. 21, 2021.
