{"id":272629,"date":"2026-07-15T20:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/french-donbass-charity-founders-show-trial-designed-to-neutralize-dissent-to-hostility-to-russia\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:34:48","slug":"french-donbass-charity-founders-show-trial-designed-to-neutralize-dissent-to-hostility-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/french-donbass-charity-founders-show-trial-designed-to-neutralize-dissent-to-hostility-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"French Donbass Charity Founder\u2019s Show Trial Designed to \u2018Neutralize\u2019 Dissent to Hostility to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/span><span class=\"photoview__desc-text\">Anna Novikova, the founder of the humanitarian group SOS Donbass<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/37843f4c4ff3fdbb437f46836f603211.jpg\"  \/><span class=\"article__news-services--label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__news-services--list\">\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"Telegram\" data-name=\"telegram\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"X\" data-name=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The criminal case against SOS Donbass organizer Anna Novikova is part of France and EU\u2019s broader policy of \u201cintimidating dissenters and neutralizing them to suppress domestic opposition to the official hostility to Russia,\u201d independent French geopolitical analyst Come Carpentier de Gourdon told Sputnik.\u201cIn fact any support of Russia, even by quoting or circulating news reports, opinions or comments from Russian (state) media is considered in France as connivence with the enemy and therefore potentially treasonous,\u201d with Russia deemed \u201cde facto an enemy country,\u201d the observer pointed out.But the prosecution may face problems, because the law \u201cis far from clear\u201d regarding humanitarian aid, \u201cand any trial can become very controversial as the accused may object the French Government\u2019s position: Ukraine is not an ally of France or a NATO member, France has not declared war on Russia.\u201d&#8221;Therefore objections can be raised to the claim that assistance to the Donbass and denunciation of Ukrainian actions there is tantamount to supporting Russia&#8217;s military campaign.&#8221;Nevertheless, &#8220;other EU countries&#8221; should be &#8220;expected to adopt similar measures or laws,&#8221; the analyst fears.WorldFrance Puts Donbass Charity Worker on Trial for &#8216;Espionage&#8217; &#8211; While Arming Ukraine07:46 GMT<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article__h2\" id=\"1124449574-1\">Case Flunks Even EU&#8217;s Own Fake Rule of Law Standards<\/h3>\n<p>Novikova&#8217;s case does not even \u201cadhere to the three Orwellian slogans of the EU \u2013 democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights,\u201d political analyst Dr. Greg Simons told Sputnik.The \u201cpurely political\u201d crackdown \u201cis a continuation of the larger attempt to shut out any alternative views,\u201d and was preceded by things like bans on Russian foreign-facing media, sanctions and economic warfare against critics. It will inevitably expand over time, Simons expects.\u201cThe Ukraine issue is going to become much more sensitive and toxic politically to Europe for supporting this cause,\u201d and Novikova\u2019s \u201clawfare\u201d imprisonment and trial are a \u201ctest case\u201d for tightening control over the narrative on Ukraine.It&#8217;s also an &#8220;an act of pure intimidation so that people will stop breaking the narrative\u201d amid the growing desperation and political vulnerability of the French government, Simons suggests, pointing to President Macron&#8217;s growing vulnerability and questions on his political future, and similar trends regarding the anti-Russia ideology of Euro-Atlanticism in general.WorldHer Only Crime? 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