

Anti-Free Speech Germany Criminalizes Public Approval for Russian Invasion
Others—like Slovakia, Latvia, and the Czech Republic—have introduced similar measures that trample upon freedom of expression.
Others—like Slovakia, Latvia, and the Czech Republic—have introduced similar measures that trample upon freedom of expression.
Russia eventually took the lead and effectively left the Council. In the statement announcing their decision, Russian authorities emphasised the forced nature of their departure.
Following Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Russians and Russian-speaking Germans have increasingly been the targets of seething ethnic hostility in the past few weeks, facing hundreds of attacks and exclusion from healthcare facilities and restaurants.