PoliticsRussia’s only anti-war party banned from elections

Russia’s Supreme Court has barred the country’s only anti-war party from taking part in next month’s parliamentary elections. The ruling is presented as the latest indication of the Kremlin’s efforts to silence criticism of the war in Ukraine. The conflict was launched by Vladimir Putin more than four years ago and remains central to the political crackdown described in the report.

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