Stanislav Belkovsky
Russian political scientist
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The Duma election isn’t some milestone, or a turning point, or a ‘barometer,’ as some analysts have called it,... It’s simply part of the ritual, and that ritual is now complete,
- Belkovsky said... he continuedNovaya Gazeta. Europenovayagazeta.eu/articles/2026…
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Russian media portray 'transparent' elections at home and chaos in Europe
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…Near-complete results on Monday showed the pro-Putin ruling United Russia party had retained its decisive majority in the lower house of parliament in a tightly controlled political system that excluded most candidates who oppose the war
The Moscow Timesthemoscowtimes.com/2026/09…