Yulia Latynina is a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin,
whom she accuses of corruption, fraud of presidential elections,
the destruction of the investment climate and failed foreign policy.
She is known for her sharp and polemic statements. She argues that
universal suffrage is bad for poor countries. She also criticizes
western liberalism and human rights organizations which she thinks
are used by Muslim extremists as useful idiots to prevent winning
the War on Terror. She considers that the magnitude of global warming
and its damage is "usually exaggerated".
Latynina has been a consistent critic of leftist politics. In Sept
2020, she said: "I. e, the owners of Sargon-like countries are
witnessing the same propaganda, a similar technology of total lies
combined with socialism and leftist ideas. It penetrates all the
structures of Western society... Here, the USSR used to be creating
socialism for everyone, and, in the US, the politicians were a lot
smarter. Even those with the left [political] orientation have been
creating socialism only for the poor".
On the night of 18 & 19 July 2017, Latynina was attacked at her home
with a very pungent and caustic type of gas of unknown composition
being sprayed throughout her house. Along with herself, 8 people were additionally injured in the gas attack, including four elderly people
and two children. She said that she would not bring the case to the
police (as police had not investigated some attacks on opposition
politicians), stating "I will not be a part of this comedy." On
2 Sept, Latynina's car was set on fire. The investigator said that
"the car caught fire by itself". On 9 Sept, Latynina announced that
she left Russia with her relatives and would not be going to return
"in the near future". She called the car's arson an attempted murder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Latynina
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