DUSSELDORF, Germany: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (Saturday in Manila) intensified a crackdown on media outlets and individuals who fail to hew to the Kremlin line on Russia's war in Ukraine.

He also had Facebook and Twitter blocked and signed into law a bill that criminalizes the intentional spreading of what Moscow deems to be "fake" reports.

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