Russian MP files legal challenge over Putin's reference to Ukraine war

A St Petersburg politician Nikita Yuferev appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office with a demand to initiate a criminal case against Vladimir Putin under an article about the spread of "fake news" about the Russian army.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Source: EPA / EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY

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