A Russian defector said soldiers in his unit raped a mother and daughter and were never jailed when their commanders found out
Business InsiderNov 26, 2022
The Facts
According to a New York Times report published Monday, Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin attempted to assassinate a high-ranking intelligence officer turned CIA informant in Miami in 2020.
Aleksandr Poteyev, a former Kremlin agent, had defected to the US, and his tips led the FBI to trap 11 Russian spies living undercover on the East Coast in 2010.
The Spin
Anti-Russia narrative
The rate at which Kremlin critics meet grisly ends isn't a coincidence; Putin persecutes free speech by directing the murder of his opponents. The Kremlin portrays Putin's critics as traitors to justify their assassination, but the real traitors to Russia are the autocrat's followers, who are destroying the country's well-being, reputation, and future in their attempts to cling on to power.
Pro-Russia narrative
Putin doesn't hate critics; he hates the country's traitors and defectors. Russia cannot allow the West to interfere in its domestic matters with impunity. The Russian intelligence services have the right to act against anyone indulging in anti-Russian campaigns, whether on its own or on foreign soil.
