Russia: Putin issues veiled threat to Nobel Peace Prize winner Muratov
18 October 2021 |
6:24 am
The Russian leader has finally broken his silence on Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov. But Muratov has shown himself to be unimpressed by what seems like a warning.
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