# Putin says Russia will keep holding elections ‘even in most difficult conditions’

https://mins.news/en/video/29398

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-22 17:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGZ-g4wTU5w

> Speaking at the ruling party’s congress in Moscow, Vladimir Putin said Russia would not retreat from democratic principles. He said elections would continue at different levels across the country, from the Far East to Novorossiya and Donbas.

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