Probe Launched Against Two Self-Exiled Russian Anti-War Pensioners

Russian authorities have launched a probe against two self-exiled pensioners from Russia's northwestern region of Karelia. Anna Trusova, 58, and Irina Nippolainen, 60, are accused of distributing false information about Russia's military, Nippolainen told the OVD-Info rights group on April 4. It is not clear what the charge stems from. The two women fled Russia last year after authorities initially accused them of making public calls for actions compromising Russia's national security. The women told RFE/RL at the time that the initial accusations were linked to their online posts condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They are currently in Germany. To read the original story by RFE/RL's North.Realities, click here.