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Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin leaves Russia for Paris

Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who has opposed the Ukraine war, has left for Paris after a brief period of detention. The Justice Ministry has classified him a foreign agent, and a Supreme Court ruling prevented him from running in the 2024 presidential elections.

August 04, 2026 at 07:56

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