Ukraine & Russia

Ol' Doc Maddow with a look at how some Russians insist on their freedom to speak out against Mr Putin's war.

The A Block ends at about 6:20

And the culprit?

Artist Sasha Skochilenko glued anti-war price tags in stores. She faces up to 10 years in prison because of "fake news" about Russian army. "As a person with a conscience, she couldn't help but react"-her colleagues told. What a pity that such people are a tiny minority in Russia pic.twitter.com/TkyWKGSY5z

— Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) April 17, 2022

Here's another look at just how wide and deep Russian corruption is - the labels say "TNT".

The Ukrainians unwrap them and find nothing but wood.