{"id":8722,"date":"2026-07-17T15:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8722"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:42:07","slug":"ilya-remeso-arrested-boris-nadezhdin-detained-as-kremlin-steps-up-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8722","title":{"rendered":"Ilya Remeso arrested, Boris Nadezhdin detained as Kremlin steps up crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-f0c994\" class=\"body-graf\">A former loyalist blogger turned fierce critic of <a 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target=\"_blank\">war in Ukraine<\/a> and its impact on Russian life. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-841f7c\" class=\"body-graf\">The blogger, Ilya Remeslo, stunned many in Russia when he published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/russia\/kremlin-loyalist-putin-day-later-psychiatric-hospital-rcna264415\" target=\"_blank\">scathing manifesto against the Russian leader<\/a> that went viral in March. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-225ef4\" class=\"body-graf\">He was detained in St. Petersburg early Friday and could face up to 10 years in jail, state news agency Tass reported, citing law enforcement sources. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-859494\" class=\"body-graf\">The charge he faces is a common one for opponents of the war in Ukraine, and has been used to jail numerous dissidents since the Kremlin\u2019s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in 2022. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-7b6559\" class=\"body-graf\">Remeslo will be brought to Moscow for a hearing to determine a pre-trial restriction, his lawyer, Sergey Badashmin, told Tass. It was not clear if Remeslo is disputing the charge. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e7fe62\" class=\"body-graf\">After years of pro-Kremlin activism, Remeslo published a long post on Telegram, titled \u201cFive reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-82be14\" class=\"body-graf\">Remeslo, previously known as a vocal critic of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/russia\/dart-frog-poison-believed-killed-alexei-navalny-points-kremlin-rcna259131\" target=\"_blank\">late opposition leader Alexei Navalny<\/a> who even testified against him in court, accused Putin of being \u201ca war criminal and thief\u201d among a litany of criticisms. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-31145d\" class=\"body-graf\">The day after his essay, Remeslo, 42, ended up in a psychiatric hospital in unclear circumstances.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-89d5df\" class=\"body-graf\">He emerged from his hospitalization after several weeks and continued criticizing the Russian leader on his social media with the same zeal. He gave an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlc7y1aYT2I\" target=\"_blank\">extended interview<\/a> following the episode, saying hospitalization was \u201cthe price\u201d of his words about Putin. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__FvnTh styles_medium__MEKii\" id=\"anchor-cb5d40\"><picture class=\"styles_image__i32F7\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"fit\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-02\/240206-Boris-Nadezhdin-mb-1458-ead361.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/240206-Boris-Nadezhdin-mb-1458-ead361.jpg 1x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/rockcms\/2024-02\/240206-Boris-Nadezhdin-mb-1458-ead361.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/240206-Boris-Nadezhdin-mb-1458-ead361.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2024-02\/240206-Boris-Nadezhdin-mb-1458-ead361.jpg\" alt=\"Russia Anti-War Candidate Banned\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__TCewG\" data-testid=\"caption\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Boris Nadezhdin in Moscow in 2024.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\" data-testid=\"caption__source\">Vera Savina \/ AFP &#8211; Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"anchor-82155c\" class=\"body-graf\">Just as news of Remeslo\u2019s detention spread Friday, a court hearing was held in the Moscow region for opposition politician and ex-presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-1fb5e5\" class=\"body-graf\">He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/russia-bans-boris-nadezhdin-running-putin-election-anti-war-campaign-rcna137419\" target=\"_blank\">barred from challenging Putin in 2024 <\/a>and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/russia\/russian-anti-war-politician-nadezhdin-detained-labeled-foreign-agent-rcna587415\" target=\"_blank\">declared a foreign agent last week<\/a>, a designation that the Kremlin often uses to discredit its opponents. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-c2d578\" class=\"body-graf\">Nadezhdin, 63, was accused of displaying \u201cextremist symbols\u201d stemming from a 2023 post on his Telegram channel, with a link to a YouTube stream where a photo of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny was displayed. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-e1e24c\" class=\"body-graf\">Russian authorities have designated Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation as extremist and banned. Nadezhdin denies the charge. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a4408a\" class=\"body-graf\">In what proved a more lenient ruling than some feared, the court fined Nadezhdin 1,000 rubles ($12) and set him free. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9b62d7\" class=\"body-graf\">The foreign agent designation prevents Nadezhdin from running in parliamentary elections this September, which are being closely watched for signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/russia\/putins-new-critics-celebrity-influencers-warning-russians-might-snap-rcna332146\" target=\"_blank\">public discontent<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-71995e\" class=\"body-graf\">In his speech in court on Friday, Nadezhdin said the purpose of his trial was to \u201cshut me up and not let me run in parliamentary elections.\u201d <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a015bc\" class=\"body-graf\">When Nadezhdin tried to run against Putin in 2024, long lines of supporters waited to back his candidacy with their signatures. 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