Russia detains ultra-nationalist Kremlin critic Igor Girkin | DW News
July 21, 2023
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as posted by the channelRussian authorities detained the ultra-nationalist Kremlin critic Igor Girkin on Friday on charges of inciting extremist activity.
Girkin, 52, made a name for himself as a separatist commander in eastern Ukraine during Russia's illegal annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014.
However, he has expressed sharp criticism of the Kremlin following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year.
His wife wrote on his Telegram channel that Russia's Federal Investigative Committee (FSB) had come to their house and that "they took my husband out by his arms and in an unknown direction."
The FSB asked a Moscow court to hold Girkin on charges of inciting extremism. He could be facing up to five years in prison if found guilty.
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