By AFP 23 December 2022 | 1:37 pm A Russian lawmaker has called for legal action against President Vladimir Putin for calling the conflict in Ukraine a “war” instead of using an official term coined by Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin partcipates in a meeting with mothers of Russia’s servicemen participating in the military operation in Ukraine, ahead of Mother’s Day at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on November 25, 2022. – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets a group of military mothers and wives for the first time since ordering Russian forces into Ukraine nine months ago. Mothers and wives of soldiers mobilised to fight in Ukraine, demanding urgently that the military make good on promises made by President Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Mikhail Metzel / SPUTNIK / AFP) A Russian lawmaker has called for legal action against President Vladimir Putin for calling the conflict in Ukraine a “war” instead of using an official term coined by Moscow. During a press conference on Thursday, Putin said Russia wants to “end this war” as soon as possible, referring to the fighting in Ukraine. Officials in Moscow typically refer to the conflict as a “special military operation” in line with new legislation that criminalises what authorities deem to be misleading descriptions of Russia’s 10-month intervention. “Vladimir Putin called the war a war but there was no decree to end the special military operation and no war was declared … I sent an appeal to the authorities so Putin can see justice for spreading ‘fake news’ about the army,” Nikita Yuferev, a lawmaker from Saint Petersburg, said on social media Thursday. He posted images showing complaints addressed to Russia’s prosecutor-general and interior minister. A court in Moscow this month sentenced opposition politician Ilya Yashin to eight-and-a-half-years in prison for spreading “false information” about Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, the highest-profile conviction under the new legislation. Another Moscow councillor, Alexei Gorinov, was sentenced to seven years in prison in July for speaking out against the Ukraine offensive. Latest 17 mins ago The most anticipated musical show in Nigeria, The Voice Nigeria, officially kicks off its fourth season tomorrow, December 24, 2022, on DSTV, StarTimes, and YouTube. This season of the show will be fully produced in Nigeria by FAME Studios, and it promises to be bigger, better, and even more authentic than ever before. The Voice… 1 hour ago The Commissioner of Police (CP) Kaduna State Command, Mr Yekini Ayoku, says the command has emplaced robust security arrangements for Christmas and New year activities in the state. The CP stated this in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige on Friday in Kaduna. The CP further ordered 24-hour high visibility… 1 hour ago The Rivers APGA Governorship Candidate, Prince Ugo Beke, has appealed to political actors and their followers to ensure peaceful campaign in the spirit of Christmas, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Beke, a merchant banker and financial consultant, made the plea in a statement in Lagos, on Friday, on his Christmas goodwill message to Nigerians.… 2 hours ago Donald Trump should never be allowed to run for public office again after inciting an insurrection, lawmakers investigating last year’s assault on the US Capitol concluded in their watershed final report. 2 hours ago A historic and brutal winter storm put some 240 million Americans under severe weather warnings Friday as the United States faced holiday travel chaos, with thousands of flights cancelled and major highways closed.
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