Putin spokesman says he uses a VPN in Russia, where the news and social media are heavily censored

Russia continues to heavily censor citizens access to the internet and foreign news, as evidenced by the fact that President Putin uses a Virtual Private Network.

In an interview with the Belarus-1 TV channel, the Kremlin's spokesman said that Russia would not tolerate any form of discrimination.

Peskov was asked by the host if he had installed a VPNs.

He said that it was not banned.

—Ani Chkhikvadze (@achkhikvadze) April 2, 2022

Peskov didn't say what he was using a VPNs for.

Russia's government blocked access to Western news outlets in response to their response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia has been cracking down on the use of VPNs.

Russian news agency Interfax reported in March that around 20 popular VPNs had been blocked in the country, and that more would be blocked soon.

Euronews reported last month that demand for virtual private networks has increased in Russia due to internet restrictions.