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The Kremlin Has Put Lots of Veterans on the Ballot. Could It Backfire?

19 septembre 2026 à 05:02
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the “new elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.

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Konstantin N. Rizhak, third from right, this month in Moscow. He fought in Ukraine from October 2022 until July 2023 and is a candidate for the nationalist, socially conservative A Just Russia Party.
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