Ilya Remeslo, once a pro-Kremlin blogger who made his name informing on Alexei Navalny, has been detained on charges of spreading ‘fakes’ about Russia’s army

Ilya Remeslo, a pro-Kremlin blogger who built his reputation by informing on opposition figure Alexei Navalny, has been detained on charges of spreading false information about the Russian army, per TASS and law enforcement. The arrest marks a striking reversal: in March, Remeslo publicly denounced Vladimir Putin, accusing the president of starting the war, damaging Russia's economy, and suppressing political opposition. After that post, he was placed in a psychiatric hospital and released after thirty days. His lawyer says he's now being transferred to Moscow to face pretrial restrictions.

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