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Yesterday, the movement of wives of mobilized Russian soldiers was announced a “foreign agent.”

Let the absurdity of it sink in: the families of Russian soldiers who are actually fighting in Ukraine with weapons in their hands, under artillery fire and missile hits, who obediently went to “defend the homeland” — whom Putin calls “the new Russian elite”, are branded “foreign agents”.

How good is that?
That’s a sensational success, in my books!

All the wives of mobilized were doing was to complain about the lack of equipment at the front and demand to let their husbands come back home. They posted complaints on Telegram (where they have less than 60,000 followers), and once a week laid flowers at monuments to soldiers who died in WWII.

The media even stopped reporting about them.

And now, suddenly, these women (the participants are basically exclusively women) are branded “foreign agents” — and have to label themselves as such, under the threat of hefty fines.

The first reaction from the wives of mobilized was “go f**k yourself!” (yes, for real).

Then they continued:

“After so many months of awkward threats and crap thrown at us in the media, the authorities have finally decided on their opinion about us. Now we too are agents of the reptiloids and enemies of the regime. I wonder if there will be evidence? Of course not. And ‘The Way Home’ has never been funded by anyone. Insanity and fear are getting stronger.

What's next? Will mobilized and contract soldiers who complain about the lack of payments and uniforms become foreign agents? Foreign agents with weapons in their hands? Or maybe everyone except the members of ‘United Russia’ are foreign agents?

The absurdity is gaining momentum. But we don't intend to stop. Our loved ones are still in mortal danger, under the rule of the "patriots" of Russia and friends of the state.

Well, now we have entered the list of cultural representatives: actors, musicians, writers. Congratulations to us or what?”

Well, ladies, congratulations!!

You’ve earned the highest recognition — Putin’s regime officially views you as a threat.

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