Axios
Russians feel new Iron Curtain close in
Two weeks ago, middle-class Russians could work at and buy from the biggest global firms, plan holidays in the West, get their news from vibrant (if embattled) independent outlets, and post as they pleased on social media.State of play: With a new law promising prison time for journalists who so much as call Vladimir Putin’s war a “war,” foreign and domestic outlets are ceasing operations. Western firms are leaving. Social media platforms are disappearing. Borders are tightening. Protesters are
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