As Russia’s COVID-19 crisis raged on, prompting lockdowns, paid holidays, and a mix of pleas and pressure for the populace to get vaccinated, Russian President Vladimir Putin took aim at the West again. Meanwhile, the clampdown on Kremlin opponents, independent media, and civil society continued.
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RFE/RL: ‘Values’ and the virus in Russia
Soliders of Russia's Emergencies Ministry wearing protective gear disinfect Moscow's Savelovsky railway station on Oct. 26, 2021, amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 disease pandemic.
