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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Watling

Russian court bans anti-war candidate from election as Putin’s grip on power tightens

AP

Russia’s highest court has upheld a decision denying an anti-war politician from running in the upcoming presidential election against Vladimir Putin.

Yekatrina Duntsova, 40, a former TV journalist, revealed the Russian Supreme Court had upheld a ban imposed by the election commission last week against her.

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