The Kremlin continues to avoid open repression, likely out of fears for the stability of the Putin regime.. This is stated in the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Analysts of the Institute point out that the Russian government withdrew from the State Duma a bill that provided for an increase in taxes for Russians who fled the country from 13% to 30%.

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The ISW took into account information from the Russian edition of Verstka that the Russian presidential administration does not support the return of the death penalty in Russia, another issue that has recently reappeared in Russian political discussions..

The Kremlin could use the threat of the death penalty to scare Russians into supporting (or passively resisting) military action, but Putin is likely still hesitant to destroy his image as a diplomatic and tolerant tsar..

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Recall that Andrey Gurulev, a member of the State Duma Committee on Defense, on the contrary, spoke out in favor of the need to revive the concept of “enemy of the people” in Russia, as under Joseph Stalin, introduce military field tribunals and judge right at the front.