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Kremlin says 'harsh' fake news law needed due to 'information war'

Last Updated 05 March 2022, 11:08 IST

The Kremlin on Saturday defended new legislation that could see people jailed for up to 15 years for publishing "fake news" about the Russian military, saying the country was facing "an information war".

"The law was necessary and needed urgently because of the unprecedented -- not even campaign -- but information war that has been unleashed against our country," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, underscoring that a "harsh" law was required under the circumstances.

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(Published 05 March 2022, 11:02 IST)

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