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Alex Solnik

Alex Solnik, a journalist, is the author of "The Day I Met Brilhante Ustra" (Geração Editorial).

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War is not war.

"The Russian media watchdog is threatening to block newspapers and websites if they call the war against Ukraine a 'war'," reports Alex Solnik.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office)

Roskomnadzor, the Russian media watchdog, is threatening to block newspapers and websites if they publish information from non-Russian sources or refer to the war against Ukraine as a "war." 

This information is in today's edition of the newspaper "Echoes of Moscow," which is complying with the requirement. 

This is Putin's government's concept of freedom of expression. 

* This is an opinion article, the responsibility of the author, and does not reflect the opinion of Brasil 247.