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Anti-war politician and Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin flees Russia for France

Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin next to his house in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow on July 15, 2026.
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin next to his house in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow on July 15, 2026. © Alexander Nemenov, AFP

Kremlin critic and anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin – who openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Ukraine offensive – said Monday he had fled Russia for Paris. Nadezhdin was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament. Russia's clampdown on dissent has left most critics in jail, in exile or dead.

Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin – who was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament – said Monday he had left the country, in a video posted from Paris.

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