Why did Putin pardon a cannibal?
As President Putin pardons a cannibal, Sonya鈥檚 girlfriend is jailed for seven years
Last week Sonya鈥檚 girlfriend, artist Sasha Skochilenko, was convicted of spreading "false information" about the Russian army for putting anti-war stickers on grocery products.
The same day she was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony, Putin pardoned a convicted murderer. Dr Jade McGlynn, Research Fellow, The Department of War Studies at King's College, reflects on what this development means for Russian society, and whether Putin鈥檚 鈥減eace鈥� comments have any weight behind them.
Today鈥檚 episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko.
It was made by Keiligh Baker with Lucy Boast, Arsenii Sokolov and Clare Williamson. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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