Russian elections

Putin signals readiness for sharp escalation as Russia pressures Ukraine — analyst

Political analyst Ivan Preobrazhensky, who has lived in Europe for 14 years but remains one of the foremost experts on Russia, tells NV how he views recent events and what impact they could have in the future.

10 September, 12:45 PM

Fuel-starved helicopter carrying Russian officials lands on Sakhalin road

An Mi-8 helicopter made an emergency landing on a road in southern Sakhalin, Russia’s Far East, after running out of fuel, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 2, citing local officials.

2 September, 11:34 PM

Drone terror will continue at least until Russia's elections - Budanov

Russia will maintain its Shahed drone terror campaign at least until its Sept. 18–20 elections, Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Budanov said in an inteview with Novyny.LIVE news outlet on Sept. 1.

1 September, 01:03 PM

Russia’s planned vote in occupied Ukraine risks legitimizing land grab, Chalyi warns

Russia has barred the Yabloko party, which used antiwar slogans but did not openly criticize the war against Ukraine, from participating in elections. The party had limited support among Russian voters.

13 August, 05:09 PM

Russia’s ruling party hits 32.1% support six weeks before parliamentary elections

Support for Russia’s ruling United Russia party fell to 32.1% over the past week, its lowest level since late May.

7 August, 02:40 PM

Putin ties himself to United Russia as war discontent grows before vote

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s intention to keep waging war against Ukraine despite growing public discontent in Russia has exposed a dilemma ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for September: shield himself from the fallout of the war or confront it by trying to strengthen the ruling party, the Financial Times reported after the 23rd congress of United Russia, where Putin spoke.

30 June, 04:07 PM

Russian security chiefs lobby Putin to delay upcoming State Duma elections

Russian security chiefs (the Siloviki) – headed by FSB and Russian National Guard Director Viktor Zolotov – are lobbying Vladimir Putin to delay State Duma elections, Russian independent media outlet Meduza wrote on June 24.

24 June, 11:15 AM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine could cease fire if Russia holds elections

Ukraine could declare a ceasefire toward Russia if Moscow holds elections, and is open to elections at home if a ceasefire is secured, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 14.

14 February, 07:03 PM

Cyber retaliation by Ukraine’s HUR paralyzes Russian election servers — NV sources

In response to illegal elections held in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, cyber specialists from Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency launched a large-scale attack on the digital infrastructure of Russia’s Central Election Commission on Sept. 14, 2025 — the so-called “single voting day.”

15 September 2025, 01:14 PM

EU says it does not recognize Russian ‘elections’ in Crimea

The European Union does not recognize the so-called regional and local “elections” or their results held by Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Sevastopol on Sept. 6-8. This was stated in a declaration by the EU Delegation to Ukraine on Sept. 9.

9 September 2024, 03:40 PM

Don’t recognize Putin as Russia’s President, Ukraine’s parliament urges global leaders

The Ukrainian Parliament is preparing an appeal to urge other countries not to recognize dictator Vladimir Putin as the legitimate president of Russia, foreign affairs parliamentary committee head, Oleksandr Merezhko, told Radio Svoboda on March 19.

20 March 2024, 09:25 AM

Russia may conduct mobilization more openly after ‘re-election’ - Ukrainian intelligence

After the presidential "election," Russia may conduct conscription more openly, a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR), Andriy Yusov, said during the national telethon program on March 18.

18 March 2024, 05:13 PM

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada urges international partners and organizations to condemn sham ‘elections’ on occupied territories

On Mar. 14 Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada [Parliament] called on foreign governments and parliaments, international organizations, and parliamentary assemblies to condemn Russia's illegal sham presidential "elections" in the Temporarily Occupied Territories (TOT).

14 March 2024, 06:18 PM

Riding shirtless into the fray: new campaign song tries to recast undersized Putin as heroic warrior

5-foot-5 (165 cm)-tall Russian dictator Vladimir Putin could be riding topless into combat soon, according to his new “warrior” persona released as part of his “re-election” campaign, Telegram channel Agenstvo.Novosti reported on March 13.

13 March 2024, 12:00 PM

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