Putin now attacks women
The Put’Domoi group (or “return home” in Russian) has been labeled “foreign agents” by the Kremlin.
This is a women’s organization, created by wives and families of Russian soldiers, campaigning for the return of their men from the war in Ukraine. A movement that presents a fundamental opposition to Putin’s campaign in Ukraine, a campaign that has cost these women their husbands, brothers and sons, underlines The Daily Digest.
And this is not the first initiative to emerge inside and outside of Russia. Women’s voices are increasingly speaking out against Vladimir Putin’s regime. The American political media outlet Politico has also drawn up a list of women who are “standing up” to the Russian president. Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, is a reflection of this new resistance, as is Yekaterina Dutsova, who had run for office. She’s an activist for an end to the war and, without a doubt, a contributor to the growth of feminist groups.
According to Politico, the Kremlin has had no trouble ousting its main opponents, simply because of their “gender.” And while Russian feminist and anti-war organizations are growing, they are far from dominant. As they did with the LGBTIQ+ community, Russian lawmakers have also considered declaring feminism an “extremist ideology,” notes The Daily Digest. The ideal woman according to the Russian government? One who is faithful to her husband, as well as to the Kremlin.
(MH with Manon Pierre - Source: The Daily Digest - Picture: The Presidential Press and Information Office via Wikicommons under license Creative Commons CC BY 4.0)