Putin compared his crackdown on dissent to the US prosecution of Capitol rioters and the killing of Ashli Babbitt ahead of his summit with Biden
Russian President Vladimir Putin was questioned on NBC News about his crackdown on domestic dissent ahead of his summit with US President Joe Biden on June 16..Russia's Vladimir Putin deflected criticism of his crackdown on dissent in an NBC interview. The interview set the stage for a tense upcoming summit between Putin and Joe Biden.
"They're facing — they're looking— they're— they're looking at jail time, between 15 and 25 years. And they came to the Congress with political demands," Putin continued. on the Capitol have been accused of offences including assaulting police officers, and unlawful entry to the Capitol. They have not been prosecuted for their political views, the expression of which is protected under the First Amendment. "The people who you have mentioned, yes, they were convicted for violating their status, having been previously convicted... given suspended sentences, which were essentially warning to not violate the Russian laws.
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