Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, arrested in Moscow, announces his newspaper. Reporters Without Borders reacted to the arrest at the same time as Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his speech to the Nation.
This annual meeting before the Federal Assembly – the Russian Parliament – was an opportunity for the head of the Kremlin to show his confidence, both on the military situation and on the country's economy, and to renew his threats of nuclear war against the West.