A Putin Critic Leaves Russia After He Is Barred Him From Running for Parliament
The anti-war politician said pressure from a foreign-agent designation and a fine effectively blocked his parliamentary bid.
- On Monday, opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin announced he has left Russia, appearing in a video recorded in Paris before the Eiffel Tower days after authorities blocked his parliamentary election bid.
- The Justice Ministry added Nadezhdin to its 'foreign agents' list on July 10, squashing his hopes of running for the State Duma by labeling him as having alleged foreign backing.
- Police questioned Nadezhdin the following week, and a court fined him 1,000 rubles for displaying 'extremist symbols' on social media, a charge he described as ridiculous.
- His departure removes another prominent voice challenging President Vladimir Putin from inside the country, where most critics face exile, as Nadezhdin acknowledged the threat of imprisonment he is trying to avoid.
- In his Monday video, Nadezhdin, 63, said he must now 'take stock of the situation and figure out how to go on living,' promising to provide updates on his future plans from Paris.
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Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin flees country after election ban
Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin has left Russia after authorities blocked his bid to stand in September's parliamentary election, marking the departure of one of the last public critics of the war in Ukraine who had remained inside the country. His announcement came in a video posted on Telegram from Paris, where he stood in front of the Eiffel Tower.
He was one of the last critical voices of the Kremlin still at large in Russia. But this Monday, August 3, the opponent of Vladimir Putin Boris Nadejdine told his 85,000 subscribers on Telegram that he had left his country. He would now be in France.
Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin says he’s ‘alive and free’ in Paris, after Russia designated him a ‘foreign agent’
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin said on Monday that he had left the country for the time being, weeks after Moscow designated him a “foreign agent” and disqualified him from running in a parliamentary election.
In 2024, Boris Nadezhdin ran for president with openly anti-war views.
Boris Nadezhdin announced on Telegram on Monday that he had fled Russia. "I have good news. I'm alive and free. Unfortunately, not yet in Russia. Now I need to assess my surroundings and consider how to move forward. I'll write about my plans later," the opposition figure announced in a video he recorded in Paris, quoted by the Moscow Times. Nadezhdin is one of the few Russian opposition figures who remained in his homeland and openly criticized…
Being critical of the war in Ukraine or with President Vladimir Putin is something that usually has consequences in Russia. Veteran politician Boris Nadezhdin, who sought to run for the presidential election of 2024 and planned to attend the parliamentary elections next September, is aware of this. He posted a video on his Telegram channel this Monday in which he was seen next to the Eiffel Tower. “The good news is that I am alive and free. But,…
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