# LIVE: Parliamentary voting begins in Russia

https://mins.news/en/video/64214

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 12:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiU_aDYB370

> Russia’s three-day parliamentary poll is now open. President Vladimir Putin has portrayed it as a gauge of support for the war in Ukraine; it is the first parliamentary vote since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

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