# Putin accuses ‘opponents’ of trying to ‘disrupt’ Russia’s election

https://mins.news/en/video/71374

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-23 21:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLBSDkisyzU

> Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “opponents” attempted to disrupt Russia’s first parliamentary election since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The vote also included residents of four Ukrainian regions that Russia illegally annexed.

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