Analyst: Putin Wants Russian Legislative Elections to Showcase Public Support for War
Le Monde reporter Marie Jégo says the vote, held over the weekend with no credible opposition, comes as Moscow wages hybrid warfare against Europe.
Russia held legislative elections over the weekend for the first time since the war in Ukraine began, a vote widely seen as lacking real stakes because the presidential party's victory is assured in the absence of credible opposition, according to France 24.
Marie Jégo, a Le Monde reporter and former Moscow correspondent, said on France 24's "Au Cœur de l'Info" that President Vladimir Putin wants to make the vote a symbol of public support for his war in Ukraine.
The elections took place as Moscow continues to wage what France 24 described as an active hybrid war against European countries.
Sources
- Marie Jégo: "Poutine veut faire de ces législatives l'emblème du soutien public à sa guerre" — France 24 — Français
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