Claim 414

Parliament speaker Volodin said the law was meant to protect Russian soldiers and officers and to protect the truth.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Parliament speaker Volodin said the law was meant to protect Russian soldiers and officers and to protect the truth.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Volodin says the law protects soldiers and the truth
About: incident 2022-russia-criminalizes-fake-war-reports
Source: Russia's parliament approves jail for 'fake' war reports
Publisher: Al Jazeera
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-03-04

Quotation from the source

We are doing this to protect our soldiers and officers, and to protect the truth.