
How Putin's government shifted from tolerating dissent to forceful suppression
Fox News
Over the past decade, Vladimir Putin's government has transitioned from a stance of tolerating dissent to suppressing anyone who dared to challenge its authority.
In those intervening years, Vladimir Putin's Russia evolved from a country that tolerated some dissent to one that ruthlessly suppresses it. Arrests, trials and long prison terms — once rare — are commonplace, especially after Moscow invaded Ukraine.
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