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Russia arrests Putin critic who plans to run in September elections

Russia arrests Putin critic who plans to run in September elections

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(Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP) Russian police on Monday arrested an anti-war Kremlin critic who once tried to run against President Vladimir Putin and who planned to take part in parliament elections in two months.

Russian police on July 13, 2026 arrested an anti-war Kremlin critic who once tried to run against President Vladimir Putin and who planned to take part in parliament elections in two months.“I am the only opposition independent candidate in Russia that is gathering signatures to run,” he said in a video on YouTube, planning to stand in the northern Moscow suburbs.

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