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Russian election observer loses consciousness during arrest
Yabloko reports election observer lost consciousness after police arrest in St. Petersburg.
Seattletimes · 1m
Russia Holds Parliamentary Vote in Annexed Ukrainian Regions
Russia conducts first parliamentary election in territories it seized from Ukraine, sparking international condemnation.
Seattletimes · 1m
Putin's party wins as Ukraine strikes Moscow
United Russia dominates parliamentary elections while Ukraine launches its largest drone attack on the capital, exposing the war's reach into Russian territory.
CNBC · 1m
Russia votes in Ukraine territories it seized
Moscow holds its first parliamentary election in annexed Ukrainian regions, drawing international condemnation and accusations of coercion.
NPR · 1m
Russia votes as Ukraine war looms over election
Putin's party faces a tightly controlled ballot stripped of real opposition, while Russians fear what comes next.
the Guardian · 2m
Putin's party wins landslide in contested Russian election
United Russia secured a record supermajority in parliamentary elections widely dismissed as undemocratic, giving the Kremlin a mandate to escalate war efforts.
TIME · 2m
Russia's elections are theater, not democracy
As Russia holds parliamentary elections, the Kremlin prioritizes the appearance of popular support for its war over actual democratic choice.
Foreign Policy · 3m
Putin's new warrior class is coming for Russia's elections, and maybe him
Putin is fast-tracking Ukraine war veterans into parliament to sustain endless war, but risks creating a powerful military elite that could turn against him.
Newsweek · 3m
How the Kremlin guarantees Russia's election results
Russia's parliamentary elections are designed to ensure United Russia keeps its supermajority, no matter what voters actually want.
TIME · 2m
Russia purges its last anti-war politicians
Ahead of the first State Duma elections since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, few are left to speak for peace.
Foreign Policy · 3m