Fifteen organisers of sham elections to Russian State Duma in occupied Kherson region have been notified of charges against them, - Office of the Prosecutor General. PHOTO In the Kherson region, 15 Ukrainian citizens have been identified and notified in absentia that they are suspected of collaboration. 1 256 2 Previously in trend: Disclosure of collaborators Elections in Russia
Arbuzov, former head of National Bank of Ukraine and deputy prime minister under Yanukovych, has become member of Russian State Duma The former Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine and former Deputy Prime Minister in Viktor Yanukovych’s government, Serhii Arbuzov, has been elected to the Russian State Duma. He has joined the "Fair Russia" party’s parliamentary group. 7 628 35 Previously in trend: Russian election on TOT of Ukraine Elections in Russia
Russia has opened polling stations for Russian State Duma elections in Transnistria, despite Moldova’s protests In the unrecognised region of Transnistria, polling stations opened on 20 September for the elections to the Russian State Duma, despite protests from Moldova’s constitutional authorities. 1 737 14 Previously in trend: Elections in Russia
Putin claims Ukraine is disrupting peace talks with Russia and calls country "dictatorship" Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukraine was doing everything possible to disrupt peace and negotiations with Russia while also seeking to interfere with elections in Russia. 8 158 64 Previously in trend: Peace negotiations Putin’s statements about Ukraine Elections in Russia
First results of negotiations with Russia and US may emerge by end of September – Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that during the Russian State Duma election period, "there will be no genuinely substantive negotiations" with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine. 3 233 30 Previously in trend: Peace negotiations Ukraine and Russia talks Elections in Russia
Over 1,600 participants in war against Ukraine have been put forward as candidates in Russian elections: Kremlin is shaping them into ’new elite’ In Russia, 1,641 participants in the war against Ukraine have been put forward as candidates in elections at various levels. Nearly 200 of them are standing for seats in the State Duma. 1 230 14 Previously in trend: Elections in Russia
Russia has established two constituencies in occupied Luhansk region for State Duma elections Russia is holding State Duma elections in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine for the first time. To this end, the occupying forces have established 11 single-member constituencies, two of which are in the occupied part of the Luhansk region. Voting will continue up to and including... 789 4 Previously in trend: Elections in Russia
Arrests outside Russian Supreme Court: protest in Moscow over removal of "Yabloko" party from elections is being broken up. VIDEO In Moscow, outside the Supreme Court building, security forces carried out mass arrests of activists and members of the public who had gathered whilst the Yabloko party’s appeal against the decision to remove its federal list from the State Duma elections was being heard. 6 319 17 Previously in trend: Elections in Russia
Zelenskyy announces risk of mobilization in Russia after elections Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not rule out that an intensification of mobilization is possible following the Russian parliamentary elections. 1 959 20 Previously in trend: Mobilization in Russian Federation Elections in Russia