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Miriam Burrell

Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine rejected as presidential candidate

Russia's election authority has refused to allow a Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine to run in the upcoming presidential election.

Boris Nadezhdin, a local legislator in a town near Moscow, was required by law to gather at least 100,000 signatures in support of candidacy.

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