Al Jazeera: Amid war, an independent Russian radio station goes silent
A crackdown on critical media and protesters grows following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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In the days since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine on February 24, officials have begun a crackdown on independent media and protesters who have come out in their thousands to decry the war, which the Kremlin will only term as a “special operation”.
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WNU editor: I was a regular guest on one of their shows for years. Every Monday afternoon (Moscow time) for about an hour I would call in and discuss with the host current events in the U.S. and Canada. We always pulled in excellent ratings. I stopped in the fall when time constraints no longer made it possible for me to make a commitment on my time.
