WorldAnti-war politician and Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin flees Russia for France

Anti-war politician and Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin said Monday that he had left Russia for Paris. He had openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine. Nadezhdin was recently detained outside Moscow and barred from standing for parliament. A sweeping crackdown on dissent in Russia has driven most critics into prison, exile or death, according to the report’s framing.

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