Kremlin Blocks Boris Nadezhdin's Parliament Bid Over Anti-War Ukraine Platform
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Updated · NPR · Jul 16
Kremlin Blocks Boris Nadezhdin's Parliament Bid Over Anti-War Ukraine Platform
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jul 16
Summary
Boris Nadezhdin said the Kremlin is doing everything it can to stop his run for Russia's parliament, casting the move as an effort to silence one of the country's few open critics of the Ukraine war.
Russia's anti-war politician wants to campaign on giving parliamentary voice to Russians who oppose the invasion, making his candidacy unusually direct in challenging the official line.
The clash underscores how tightly the Kremlin controls electoral politics and how little space remains for public opposition to the war inside Russia.