MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday gave its initial backing to a law that would bring in longer prison sentences for anyone deemed to have discredited the Russian army and extend the legislation to cover the Wagner mercenary force.
The chamber confirmed the law had passed what it calls its "second reading" on its official Telegram channel.
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