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‘The choice was prison or exile’: journalists who fled Russia publish grim portrait of Putin

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Russian journalists Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin were targeted by FSB raids on June 29, 2021, forcing them into exile following their investigative work on Vladimir Putin. Their new biography, 'The Tsar in Person,' details Putin's rise and alleged cruelty, portraying him as a dictator responsible for repression and the deaths of opponents.
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Roman Badanin and Mikhail Rubin, who were forced to move abroad in 2021, tell of president capable of ‘limitless cruelty’At 6am on 29 June 2021, the Russian journalist Roman Badanin was woken by a knock on the door of his family’s Moscow apartment. “Come quickly, someone has scratched your car in the courtyard,” a voice shouted from outside.

‘The choice was prison or exile’: journalists who fled Russia publish grim portrait of Putin
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