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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent

Boris Nadezhdin raises a finger as he speaks in court
Boris Nadezhdin in court in Dolgoprudny, Russia, last month after he was briefly detained and accused of a minor administrative violation. Photograph: Anastasia Barashkova/Reuters

The prominent Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris as Moscow tightens its grip on dissent before parliamentary elections later this year.

Nadezhdin, a veteran liberal politician, gained international prominence during Russia’s 2024 presidential election when his long-shot campaign against Vladimir Putin unexpectedly gathered momentum before electoral authorities barred him from running.

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