Bastrykin called famous Russians criticizing the Russian Armed Forces from abroad traitors

Famous people who have made their fortune in Russia and who are now criticizing the Russian army from abroad are traitors, Alexander Bastrykin, chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (TFR), said in an interview with TASS. These famous people, among whom there are also representatives of show business, can influence the minds of people through their accounts, contributing, among other things, to disunity, the head of the TFR said.

“When these famous personalities, having made their well-being in Russia, including at the expense of their compatriots, left the country, and then from abroad began to give impartial assessments of the Russian army, they cannot be called other than traitors,” said Alexander Bastrykin . Those of them who have millions of subscribers on social networks or other audiences should be morally responsible for the information provided, the head of the TFR said.

Alexander Bastrykin’s interview will be published at 10:00 on February 20.

In March, President Vladimir Putin saidthat the Russian people will be able to distinguish “true patriots from scum and traitors.” In April, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the situation with TV presenters Ksenia Sobchak, Ivan Urgant and Regina Todorenko, declaredthat does not consider the enemies of the people those who “feared and did not understand” the military operation.

In December, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev named traitors to those who “desire the defeat” of the Russian Federation, and urged not to forgive them.

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Maria Fedotova