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Putin’s Crimean crackdown continues: Radio Free Europe journalist targeted
RFE/RL freelance journalist Vladislav Yesypenko pictured in Crimea following his arrest on charges of spying for Ukraine. (Russian Federal Security Service/TASS via REUTERS)
Russia continues to ignore international concerns about attacks on press freedoms, including those expressed by US President Joe Biden at his June 16 summit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In a post-summit press conference, Biden said he had “raised the ability of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) to operate, and the importance of a free press and freedom of speech.”
Russia’s crackdown on RFE/RL continues despite Biden’s comments. One of the most recent targets is Vladislav Yesypenko, a RFE/RL contributor who was arrested in Russian-occupied Crimea on March 10. Yesypenko faces trial on July 6 on charges of spying and possessing a grenade.
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