Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin sucessfully flees Russia despite exit ban

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin sucessfully flees Russia despite exit ban  The Kyiv Independent

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 recently detained, fined, and barred from running for Parliament after being labelled a 'foreign agent' by the Russian authorities.

Nadezhdin was recently detained, fined, and barred from running for Parliament after being labelled a 'foreign agent' by the Russian authorities.

Nadezhdin was one of the few politicians who openly criticized President Vladimir Putin and Moscow’s Ukraine offensive to have stayed in the country.

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.

In a video recorded in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the anti-war politician said he was “alive and free. But sadly, not yet in Russia.”