The allegations against Panarin were made by his former KHL coach, Andrei Nazarov, in an interview published in a notoriously pro-Putin tabloid newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda. In January, Panarin broke with most other Russian NHL stars when he boldly posted a photo of Navalny and his family on his Instagram account after the arrest with the hashtag, #freenavaly. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Panarin’s teammates, The New York Rangers and the NHL should be applauded for being alert to the Kremlin’s tactics. Putin’s political intimidation campaigns are intended to terrify and psychologically traumatize their targets into silence. Recognizing them as such helps other victims of Russian government intimidation and political activists build critically important resilience against them.

Source: thestar February 26, 2021 20:35 UTC