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The European Commission is now giving its regular midday briefing. EU foreign spokesperson Anitta Hipper offered the commission’s response to the Yabloko party’s ban in Russia (11:34). “So from what we have seen is that this is another testimony of Russia’s action against the fundamental freedoms and the continued pressure on opposition figures. This basically shows that Russia is afraid because they truly need to eliminate any dissenting voices. By silencing the political opposition, Kremlin is also removing any domestic voice that has been critical of its unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. I would say this comes as a surprise, but it’s not.”.
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The European Commission is now giving its regular midday briefing. EU foreign spokesperson Anitta Hipper offered the commission’s response to the Yabloko party’s ban in Russia (11:34). “So from what we have seen is that this is another testimony of Russia’s action against the fundamental freedoms and the continued pressure on opposition figures. This basically shows that Russia is afraid because they truly need to eliminate any dissenting voices. By silencing the political opposition, Kremlin is also removing any domestic voice that has been critical of its unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. I would say this comes as a surprise, but it’s not.”.
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