The head of Russia’s parliament said he plans to submit legislation next week that would allow the state to seize the property of “scoundrels” who criticize the war in Ukraine.
Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Duma, an institution controlled by the Kremlin, said he planned to submit the bill on January 22.
“Anyone who tries to destroy Russia, betray it, must be accordingly punished and compensate the state with their property for the damage caused,” he said in a Telegram post on January 20.
The bill, if passed, would be the latest in a series of harsh measures aimed at stifling any dissent inside Russia as it struggles on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Just another sign that Russia is going broke.
No, it’s genius, see? You take their stuff to boost the treasury, then you criminalize homelessness. Once they’re in prison, you recruit them for the meatgrinder at the front, so you’re getting new soldiers too! /s