Russian activist Garry Kasparov warns Trump’s media crackdown echoes Putin’s early rule

CNN September 19, 2025
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Russian pro-democracy leader Garry Kasparov issued a stark warning as the Trump administration moves to crackdown on negative press. Writing in The Next Move, Kasparov recalled how a free press briefly flourished after the Soviet collapse, only to be swiftly crushed under Vladimir Putin. #CNN #News

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