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Kremlin Embraces Military Censorship Amid Ukraine Conflict

7/15/2025

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The Kremlin has openly admitted to enforcing military censorship, framing it as a necessary defense in an ongoing information war. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that this unprecedented control may continue, as the government pushes a wave of patriotic messaging while independent media outlets are silenced, all in an effort to maintain a singular narrative during the Ukraine conflict.

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The Kremlin has openly admitted to enforcing military censorship, framing it as a necessary defense in an ongoing information war. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that this unprecedented control may continue, as the government pushes a wave of patriotic messaging while independent media outlets are silenced, all in an effort to maintain a singular narrative during the Ukraine conflict.