Ilya Remeslo, the informant who helped put Navalny in legal jeopardy, just learned what it costs to call Putin a war criminal

Ilya Remeslo is a figure known for his long history as a pro-Kremlin blogger and his role in legal actions against Alexei Navalny. His career took an unexpected turn in March when he published a critique of Russian President Vladimir Putin on his social media channel. Remeslo described the war in Ukraine as a deadlock, cited damage to the domestic economy, and called for the president to face trial as a war criminal.

Following these statements, Remeslo experienced a sequence of events including a period of forced hospitalization in a psychiatric facility. He claimed this institutionalization served as punishment for his dissent. Despite this, he continued to post criticism of the government and military actions to his subscriber base of over 120,000 people.

On July 17, authorities detained Remeslo on charges related to spreading false information about the Russian military. Sources indicate that the criminal case stems directly from his online commentary regarding the president. Video footage of the arrest shows the blogger being taken into custody in his home. His legal counsel confirmed that his previous critical posts triggered this specific enforcement action.