Peskov said that Putin pardoned the blogger Larchek "only for reasons of humanity".
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin, in pardoning blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek), was guided by "purely human considerations."
According to Peskov, Larchek caused great economic damage to the country, but Putin "took into account" her serious illness and the presence of minor children.
"It is clear that the economic damage to the country was very great. But at the same time it is taken into account, first of all, that we are talking about a woman who is terminally ill, and also has minor children," he said.
Earlier, Putin signed a decree granting amnesty to the blogger. The document states that the decision was made "under the guidance of the principles of humanity".
On November 12, it became known about her appeal to Putin for a pardon. In the summer, the court sentenced Cheklina to five years of probation and a fine of more than 760 million rubles, and in November the Moscow City Court approved this sentence.