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Boris Nadezhdin has become a dilemma for the Kremlin as he seeks to run in the March 17 presidential election. The question now is whether Russian authorities will allow him on the ballot.

The stocky, bespectacled 60-year-old local legislator and academic has struck a chord with the public, openly calling for a halt to the conflict in Ukraine, the end of mobilizing Russian men for the military, and starting a dialogue with the West. He also has criticized the country’s repression of LGBTQ+ activism.

“The collection of signatures has gone unexpectedly well for us,” Nadezhdin told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday in Moscow. “We didn’t expect this, to be honest.”

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[-] kromem@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Eventually making a martyr out of your political opponents backfires.

It's probably why Navalny is still alive.

You kill your sycophants that pose threats, but you arrest and routinely provide proof of life of your political opponents.

[-] accideath@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yea, worst case he’ll probably get the cell next to Navalny

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