Arrests, armed soldiers at ballot boxes and opposition parties banned: How Putin controlled Russian elections
- Posted on September 21, 2026
- By The Independent
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Arrests, armed soldiers at ballot boxes and opposition parties banned: How Putin controlled Russian elections
Russia turned away independent European observers as critics said there were few avenues for genuine dissent in the country’s first wartime parliamentary elections, Maira Butt reports
