Russia Blocked Igor Girkin’s MH17 Extradition But Arrested Him For Calling Putin ‘Talentless Coward’

After months of public criticism of President Putin and Russia’s handling of the war in Ukraine, former Russian separatist commander Igor Girkin has been arrested. Girkin appeared behind a glass cage in a Moscow courtroom on July 21 on charges of 'public calls for extremism'. ​​Girkin had written this week that Putin should stand down before Russia's presidential elections in March. 'The country won't survive another six years with this talentless coward in power,' the pro-war blogger wrote in a Telegram post. Watch the video to now more about Igor Girkin.