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"w ( ,russian civil society & indep5d5t m$ia to expose & respond to ! crimes ( ! gov]nm5t ( ,vladimir ,put9 & pursue acc\ntability = su* crimes4 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has s\ght to support democracy 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation & ) ,russian individuals s9ce #aiia to support democracy1 economic gr[?1 heal?1 wom51 & y\?2 ,:]eas num]\s nongov]nm5tal organizations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,national ,end[m5t = ,democracy1 ,am]ican ,c\ncils1 & ! ,in/itute ( ,int]national ,education1 h work$ to support ,russian individuals & build ties betwe5 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! p ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas1 9 ,may #bjae1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation enact$ a law t p]mits ,russian au?orities to extrajudicially %ut d[n =eign & int]national organizations op]at+ 9 ,russia to /r5g!n ties betwe5 p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & p 9 ,russia1 includ+ ! ,national ,end[m5t = ,democracy1 ,am]ican ,c\ncils1 & ! ,in/itute ( ,int]national ,education1 by decl>+ su* organizations to be undesirable2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation laun*$ an illegal & unprovok$ invasion ( ,ukra9e 9 #bjad1 & a brutal1 full-scale invasion ( ,ukra9e 9 #bjbb1 :i* caus$ ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization to susp5d coop]ation ) ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ,russian opposition lead]1 pro-democracy activi/1 & anti-corruption campaign] ,alexei ,navalny 0 kill$ 9 a ,russian prison on ,febru>y #af1 #bjbd1 "o day aft] he appe>$ 9 c\rt 9 a heal?y condition1 :i* foll[$ a patt]n ( o!r high-pr(ile murd]s ( pro-democracy ,russians1 includ+ j\rnali/ ,anna ,politkovskaya 9 #bjjf & opposition lead] ,boris ,nemtsov 9 #bjae2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,memorial ,human ,rights ,c5t]1 m ?an #a1gjj political prison]s rema9 9 ,russian jails z ( ,septemb] #bjbf1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,mosc[ municipal deputy ,aleksei ,gor9ov2 7#b7 p5sion] ,igor ,b>y%nikov2 7#c7 ! "m ( a human rights lawy]1 ,z>ema ,musaeva2 & 7#d7 j\rnali/ ,m>ia ,ponom>5ko2 ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation p]secutes ,jehovah's ,witnesses1 ,bapti/s1 ,sev5? ,day ,adv5ti/s1 & memb]s ( o!r m9ority religi\s gr\ps )9 ,russia & 9 ! occupi$ t]ritories ( ,ukra9e1 includ+1 accord+ to ,memorial ,human ,rights ,c5t]1 by jail+ ne>ly #ejj p 9 response to _! ex]cise ( ! "r ( fre$om ( religion or _! religi\s affiliations2 ,:]eas m ?an #bj1jjj ,russians 7 deta9$ by ,russian au?orities betwe5 ,febru>y #bjbb & ,febru>y #bjbe = _! opposition to ! ,russian ,f$]ation's w> aga9/ ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas1 9 ! summ] ( #bjbf1 ,apple & ,google remov$ ! ,russian /ate-back$ apps t ! ,european ,union det]m9$ _h be5 op]at+ z tools ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation's ,f$]al ,security ,s]vice1 includ+ = ! purpose ( surveill+ ,russian citiz5s2 ,:]eas ,russian au?orities h endeavor$ to cut (f ! ,russian p's access to indep5d5t in=mation1 includ+ by-- 7#a7 block+ ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ plat=ms ,facebook1 ,in/agram1 ,x1 ,whats,app1 ,signal1 ,discord1 ,snap*at1 ,face,time1 & ,linked,in2 7#b7 ?rottl+ o!r int]net plat=ms1 includ+ ,you,tube2 & 7#c7 pressur+ companies to block hundr$s ( virtual private networks 7,v,p,ns72 ,:]eas pro-democracy ,russian gr\ps h help$ ,ukra9ian citiz5s f9d _! family memb]s :o _h be5 unju/ly deta9$ & _h disappe>$ inside ! ,russian ,f$]ation by facilitat+ communication1 assi/ance1 moral support1 & legal s]vices2 ,:]eas ,russian indep5d5t m$ia has-- 7#a7 expos$ sanctions violations2 7#b7 ensur$ t ! ,russian p und]/& ! grim fate await+ soldi]s on ! frontl9es 9 ,ukra9e2 7#c7 collect$ evid5ce ( ,russian w> crimes2 & 7#d7 rem9d$ ,russian citiz5s oppos$ to ! w> t !y are n alone2 ,:]eas ,russian civil society has-- 7#a7 help$ anti-w> ,russians avoid be+ draft$ into ! ,russian milit>y aga9/ _! w2 & 7#b7 evacuat$ =cibly displac$ ,ukra9ians f ! t]ritory ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2 ,:]eas ne>ly #a1jjj1jjj ,russians h left _! home c\ntry s9ce ,febru>y #bjbb1 & at lea/ #fej1jjj ,russians rema9 outside ( ,russia1 l>gely due to fe> f gov]nm5t reprisal 9 response to _! anti-w> & pro-democracy views2 & ,:]eas ! ,russian ,f$]ation has wrongfully deta9$ num]\s ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 9 rec5t ye>s1 includ+ ,paul ,:elan1 ,trevor ,re$1 ,brittney ,gr9]1 ,evan ,g]%kovi*1 ,alsu ,kurma%eva1 ,m>c ,fogel1 ,ks5ia ,k>el9a1 ,rob]t ,gilman1 & ,/eph5 ,hubb>d :ile seek+ to lev]age ! releases ( ^! ,am]icans to free convict$ arms traffick]s1 drug traffick]s1 murd]]s1 & cyb] hack]s3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 condemns ! ef=ts ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation-- 7,a7 to isolate its citiz5s f ! re/ ( ! _w2 7,b7 to commit horrific w> crimes 9 ,ukra9e2 & 7,c7 to viol5tly crack d[n on ^? voic+ _! diss5t ( su* policies2 7#b7 calls on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 work+ ?r\gh ! ,democracy ,fund1 to r5ew & bol/] ef=ts1 includ+ consultations ) ! ,national ,end[m5t = ,democracy1 to engage ) & support pro-democracy ,russian individuals & organizations1 _m ( :i*-- 7,a7 are oppos$ to ! ,russian ,f$]ation's unju/ w> aga9/ ,ukra9e2 & 7,b7 believe 9 a democratic future = _! c\ntry2 7#c7 recognizes ! /rategic imp]ative & national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to support democratic actors 9 ! ,russian ,f$]ation :o are expos+ & pursu+ acc\ntability = ! crimes ( ,vladimir ,put9's gov]nm5t2 7#d7 /&s ) ! ,russian p :o h demon/rat$ _! opposition to ! w> ( aggression aga9/ ,ukra9e2 & 7#e7 commits to engagem5t ) ,russians liv+ 9 exile :o are work+ to support democracy 9 _! c\ntry & oppos+ ! w> aga9/ ,ukra9e4