# Russian Green Party State Duma candidate Yulia Kuznetsova disappears in Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/63980

- Meduza, 2026-09-18 09:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/18/state-duma-candidate-for-russia-s-green-party-yulia-kuznetsova-disappears-in-moscow

> Yulia Kuznetsova, a State Duma candidate for Russia’s Green Party, stopped answering calls on September 17 after a voter meeting in Moscow. Her team says she may be held at a police station, while election officials claim she withdrew her polling-station observers. Before disappearing, Kuznetsova said a document bearing her signature had been forged.

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