Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma, wrote in a Telegram post on Saturday that a bill has been developed in an attempt to punish scoundrels who pour mud on Russia and its soldiers participating in the war in Ukraine, which is approaching its two-year mark.
The proposed measure would apply to those publicly inciting extremist activities or calling for the introduction of sanctions against Russia, the speaker explained.
The existing law against discrediting the Russian military, which covers offences such as justifying terrorism and spreading fake news about the armed forces, is regularly used to silence critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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