In Defender of the Fatherland Day message, Russian State Duma speaker says holiday ‘doesn’t apply to those who fled’ the country

Source: Vyacheslav Volodin

In a Telegram post marking Russia’s Defender of the Fatherland Day, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that the holiday is an occasion to celebrate “both the men and the women” who “faithfully serve Russia.”

At the end of the message, Volodin added a postscript:

P.S. This holiday doesn’t apply to those who have fled and abandoned their relatives and loved ones by committing this treacherous act.

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In Defender of the Fatherland Day message, Russian State Duma speaker says holiday ‘doesn’t apply to those who fled’ the country

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