Today, the biggest news comes from the Russian Federation. Here, separatists have emerged again to stage a coup and try to secede from Russia. However, what followed was a brutal crackdown and forced exile, showing that only oppression can hold the country together now. Recently, Alexander Ivanov, a former parliamentarian from Yakutia, initially built his platform around claims that the Sakha people lacked political and cultural freedom, framing issues of language and identity as evidence of systemic inequality. He escalated this position by publicly entertaining the idea of Yakutia’s secession and amplifying his message through symbolic gestures, including recorded statements at the Independence Monument, which recast a regional discourse into a more overtly political challenge to the Russian state. His activities moved beyond domestic advocacy as he began cultivating international visi

Source: Massive crackdown: Russian authorities crush separatist coup