Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent
Prominent Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to France following a government crackdown on dissent. The Kremlin's actions, including labeling him a 'foreign agent' and barring him from parliamentary elections, effectively silenced one of the last public voices opposing the war in Ukraine.
Boris Nadezhdin in court in Dolgoprudny, Russia, last month after he was briefly detained and accused of a minor administrative violation. Boris Nadezhdin in court in Dolgoprudny, Russia, last month after he was briefly detained and accused of a minor administrative violation. Russia Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France
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