Russia Orders Blogger's Arrest in Absentia Over Ukraine Videos

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He said his arrest was "part of the massive pressure on journalists and analysts who objectively describe the course of the current
reports."There's nothing more important right now," he said.Nacke creates videos with Ruslan Leviev, the founder of the Conflict
Intelligence Team, a team of bloggers investigating the Russian military.A court has separately ordered the arrest of Leviev, who has also
left Russia.The court in Moscow on Tuesday also ordered the detention in absentia of Belotserkovskaya, a blogger with more than 900,000
followers on Instagram.Belotserkovskaya, who lives in France, is a popular culinary blogger who has also published comments about Russia's
military campaign in Ukraine.After Putin sent troops to Ukraine on Feb
24, Russia introduced prison terms of up to 15 years for spreading information about its military deemed false by the government.In March,
including opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and artist Aleksandra Skochilenko.Independent media outlets including Novaya Gazeta have
in recent weeks been shut down or suspended operations, and tens of thousands of Russians have left the country.