Ukraine. Diana Isakova, 25, posted flyers criticising the conflict and took part in an anti-war demonstration in Sochi which led to her arrest and interrogation by the feared FSB secret service.Her father Eduard Isakov, 48, reacted with fury having previously warned her not to criticise Putin or the authorities on social media.
He said: "It’s difficult to find words for when your daughter turns out to be a traitor."Read more:Desperate Putin recruiting homeless men for Russian army to save disastrous war effort She has now taken sanctuary in Georgia as her father - who was a professional powerlifter before becoming a politician in the Federation Council, Russia's upper house - continues to attack her for opposing Putin and his bloody war in Ukraine.
She was pictured arriving at Tbilisi airport in August. Speaking to media outlet Medusa, Diana: “I'm afraid of persecution, I'm afraid to be jailed.“I wouldn't say that I'm just terribly afraid of prison or something, but I think I can do more good not in prison.”The yoga teacher said that when the war started, she saw the anguish of Ukrainians who she followed on Instagram, saying: "These girls’ stories were full of bombs and sobbing.
I felt their suffering as if it were my own".Now she claims Putin embodies “cruelty, arrogance, and impunity” and believes the Russian leader - and her senator father who backs him to the hilt - should face justice for the war.
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