Editorial: El Mundo

• Journalism in territories without liberties carries risks, demonstrated by the expulsion of journalist Xavier Colás from Russia.
• The punishment of Colás, who opposed Putin's autocracy, shows an increasing trend towards despotism.
• Putin organizes fraudulent elections to consolidate power, coinciding with the suspicious death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
• The expulsion of international journalists like Colás reflects an accelerated process of democratic decomposition in Russia.
• Putin has dragged Russia into an illegal war against Ukraine, which has lasted more than two years.

Conclusion: The increasing despotism in Russia points to a democratic decline in the country, with dangerous signs of repression towards journalistic professionals and violation of human rights.

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