Russians begin voting in parliamentary election in shadow of war
Polling stations opened Friday in Russiaโs Far East, kicking off a three-day election that President Vladimir Putinโs party is all but guaranteed to win in the fifth year of war with Ukraine. It will be Russiaโs first parliamentary election since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine in February 2022. The conflict has since killed hundreds of thousands. Only parties that support Putin and the Kremlinโs dragging military campaign have been registered to run. Moscow has also organised voting in occupied...