Putin pardons famous blogger – PHOTO

Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted a pardon to well-known blogger and television presenter Valeria Chekalina, also known as Lerchek.

According to TodayPress TV, citing Russian media, the Kremlin press service announced the decision.

According to the report, Lerchek was convicted in a case involving the illegal transfer of millions of rubles abroad and was given a suspended sentence. It later emerged that the blogger was suffering from cancer.

Under a decree signed by Putin, Valeria Chekalina was released from the sentence imposed on her by Moscow’s Gagarinsky District Court on July 31, 2026, on humanitarian grounds. Her criminal record was also expunged.

It should be noted that the pardon decree took effect on the day it was signed and was published on the Kremlin’s official website.