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Russian elections

This weekend, Russians have been going to the polls in the first parliamentary election since Vla...

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10.00 20 Sep 2026


Russian elections


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This weekend, Russians have been going to the polls in the first parliamentary election since Vladimir Putin launched his first full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

United Russia is most likely to remain in power.

Yaroslava Kiryukhina, Senior Journalist for the BBC based in Riga jo0ined Pat to discuss why this election matters, even if the results are predictable.


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