A Russian man has fined a local man for “discrediting” the country’s military, the fourth time he has been convicted for the same offense since December.
and chita tv showed schoolchildren writing letters not to father christmas, but to russian troops in ukraine. but some russians see patriotism differently. ivan losev is against the war. 0n social media recently, he shared a dream he d had in which he met president zelensky of ukraine. for that post and others, he was taken to court and fined for discrediting the russian army. translation: the closer you get to the downfall. of an empire, the more stupid the laws become. patriotism is loving your country, but criticising it to bring change. patriotism is wanting to make your own city better so that people want to live there, and live well. but russia s patriotism is about bombing ukraine to pieces. 0ur leaders don t want our country to be better. theyjust want people in