Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent

Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France The prominent Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris as Moscow tightens its grip on dissent before parliamentary elections later this year. Nadezhdin, a veteran liberal politician, gained interna

Nadezhdin was prohibited from running in parliamentary elections in September. He posted a video from Paris, saying, "I'm alive and free."

LONDON, Aug 3 - Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin said on Monday that he had left the country for the time being, weeks after Moscow designated him a \"foreign agent\" and disqualified him from running in a parliamentary election.

Boris Nadezhdin has left Russia for France, the politician revealed in a video posted to his Telegram channel showing him standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.