Putin Says Election Campaign Proceeding Amid Military Operation, Cites Donbass and Novorossiya Vote
Russian President Vladimir Putin said residents of Donbass and Novorossiya will take part in State Duma elections for the first time since what he described as their reunification with Russia, according to TASS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that a large-scale election campaign is proceeding in Russia despite the ongoing military operation, according to a report by the state news agency TASS.
Putin said that residents of the Donbass and Novorossiya regions will participate in electing deputies to the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, for the first time since what he characterized as their reunification with Russia, TASS reported.
The Donbass and Novorossiya regions include territories in eastern and southern Ukraine that Russia annexed in 2022 following its full-scale invasion of the country. The annexation has not been recognized by Ukraine or most of the international community.
TASS did not provide additional details in the excerpt regarding the specific date of the elections, the scale of the campaign, or further remarks made by Putin on the matter.
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- Large-scale election campaign proceeds amidst special military operation, Putin notes — TASS (Russia)
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