Tens of thousands of people are in prison for protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Political dissidents are harassed or thrown into jail. The bravest people like Alexei Navalny are killed outright. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled Putin's brutal regime since his invasion of Ukraine. But Putin has maintained control of in his country by offering Russia's oligarchs a simple if you give me absolute power, I'll let you steal as much as you want from the Russian people. (03:39–03:49)
CLAIM
Asserts that hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled since Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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