In the Kremlin, they explained the amnesty of the blogger to Rachek on the grounds of humanity. The decision was accepted by Vladimir Putin despite the fact that it caused "very great economic damage to the country," Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
"It was taken into account, first of all, that we are talking about a woman who is terminally ill, and also has minor children, and that was the reason for this decision," said Vladimir Putin's press secretary.
Earlier, the member of the Presidential Human Rights Council Eva Marcheva said that after amnesty, Valeria Chekalina will be able to freely leave the country, engage in blogging again, and she will not have to pay a fine of 763 million rubles. The lawyer Larchek thanked Putin for the pardon. The blogger herself is in a difficult situation; She will be able to travel to China for treatment.