# Russian pro-peace candidate Yulia Kuznetsova resurfaces after disappearing, citing a ‘difficult conversation’

https://mins.news/en/item/64800

- Meduza, 2026-09-18 19:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/18/russian-pro-peace-parliamentary-candidate-yulia-kuznetsova-resurfaces-after-going-missing-saying-a-difficult-conversation-left-her-needing-psychological-and-medical-help

> Yulia Kuznetsova, a Greens party candidate for Russia’s State Duma, posted a video after disappearing following a meeting with voters. She said she and her husband were safe, and that a “difficult conversation” had led him to provide her with psychological support and medical care. An associate said police later reported that the couple had been found.

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