Mironov Accuses United Russia of Extremism Over Kostrov Case
He stated that he has prepared documents with links to banned Russian social media accounts of candidates from the United Russia party and promised to hand them over to the 'right people', emphasizing that the law must be the same for everyone: 'If Yaroslav Kostrov is an extremist, then members of United Russia are also extremists.'
Consensus
- Yaroslav Kostrov was detained on July 13.
- Kostrov was a candidate for the St. Petersburg City Council from 'A Just Russia'.
- The charge against Kostrov was based on links to Facebook and Instagram in a 2021 campaign leaflet.
- The leaflet's photo was posted in a VKontakte group.
- The list of candidates for 'A Just Russia' was approved by the St. Petersburg City Election Commission on July 13.
- Sergey Mironov, leader of 'A Just Russia', criticized the treatment of Kostrov as a 'legal absurdity'.
- Mironov claimed he prepared documents linking United Russia members to banned social media and planned to send them to 'the right people'.
- Mironov stated that if Kostrov is an extremist, then United Russia members are also extremists.
- Evgeny Poddubny emphasized the need for responsibility, self-discipline, and accountability in political work.
Points of divergence
- Mironov claimed the legal situation in St. Petersburg, the hometown of the president, constitutes a 'legal absurdity'. — tvrain
- Mironov described the treatment of Kostrov as 'lawlessness' and referred to St. Petersburg as the 'birthplace of the president'. — tg_tvrain
- Poddubny stated that he does not find his workload heavy, comparing it to mining or trench digging, and emphasized doing one's job well regardless of profession. — vesti
- Veteran Evgeny Znamensky urged Russians to love the country and remember the hardships of his generation. — tg_tass_agency
- Kirill Martynov, editor-in-chief of 'Novaya Gazeta Evropa', discussed public anxiety about possible new mobilization ahead of the State Duma elections. — tg_radiosvoboda
Coverage (20 sources)
- Political scientist Ishchenko explained why Russia's position on the international stage has become tougher — Вести
- Poddubny: In politics one cannot be a fool — Вести
- Hero of Russia Golovin: my circle helped me find the strength to be useful to the country — Вести
- Deputy Isaev named Lavrov as a symbol of the struggle for Russia's national interests — Вести
- Head of the General Staff of the 'Youth Army': Russia's strength lies in our people and their readiness to defend the country — Вести
- Russia Hero Golovin explained why he envies the youth army members — Вести
- Russia Hero Golovin shared the story of his callsign Struna — Вести
- Russia's Hero Golovin told who inspired him to want to protect the Motherland — Вести
- Lvova-Belova named "United Russia" a powerful resource in its service — Вести
- Head of "Fair Russia" called "United Russia" members "extremists" — Дождь
- Head of "Fair Russia" called "United Russia" members "extremists" — Дождь (Telegram)
- President's advisor called Russia Noah's Ark for the healthy part of humanity — Вести
- WWII Veteran Evgeny Znamenkov Called on Russians to Love Russia and Remember What His Generation Went Through... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Poddubny revealed details of work on a new edition of the people's program — Вести
- The most terrifying thing that can happen to a person in Russia right now is to find themselves in the modern Russian army. But... — Радио Свобода
- Leader of the electoral list of the 'United Russia' party Yevgeny Poddubny thanked Vladimir Putin, who called the fighters of the SVO the elite of the country — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Vladimir Putin in detail examines how the "Time of Heroes" program is going. This was reported by the leader of the pre-election list of the... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- God and life itself led Russia to a difficult struggle, and the special operation — the most terrible military conflict. This was reported by... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Poddubny stated that Putin saved the country from collapse and catastrophe — Вести
- Poddubny called the creative elite's hatred of their country unhealthy — Вести
Key entities
- Russia
- United Russia
- TASS
- Evgeny Poddobny
- Moscow
- Andrey Kondrashov
- Vladislav Golovin
- VGTRK
- Vesti
- Young Army
- Fair Russia
- IT 'News'
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