Björn Stritzel, threatened by Aleksey Zhuravlyov, told Newsweek the threats say 'a lot about Russian society,' slamming Putin for his treatment of journalists.
Aleksey Zhuravlyov, a key Putin ally, threatened to kill German reporter Björn Stritzel, who has been reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Authorities in Russia, where free speech has long been viewed as restrictive, cracked down on dissent amid the Ukraine war. Above, a supporter of imprisoned Russian journalist Ivan Safronov is arrested in Moscow on July 7, 2020.Stritzel condemned the threats made by the Russian lawmaker.
"It tells a lot about Russian society to have such a freak show as their prime news. While the threats against Westerners like me are good for a laugh, it's more important to remember that the regime which employs these pathetic clowns is torturing and killing Ukrainians on a daily basis and
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