Russia's Fading Tolerance for Dissent: Boris Nadezhdin's Escape to France The exodus of Kremlin critics continues with the latest high profile defector being anti war politician and former liberal lawmaker Boris Nadezhdin, who has fled Russia for France.
This development serves as a stark reminder that under Vladimir Putin's rule, opposition is increasingly synonymous with persecution.
Russia's recent history may seem surprising to those unfamiliar with it, where dissenting voices are systematically silenced, critics are either jailed, forced into exile, or killed.