Russian Communist politician fined over Navalny photo, likely barring him from election
- RussiaAugust 22, 2026 2:48 am • 2 min readA portrait of Alexei Navalny, candles and flowers are left at a memorial in Paris on Feb.
- 16, 2024, after the announcement that the Kremlin's most prominent critic had died in an Arctic prison.
- (Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images)A Russian court in Saratov fined former regional lawmaker Nikolai Bondarenko 1,000 rubles ($12) on Aug.
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- RussiaAugust 22, 2026 2:48 am • 2 min readA portrait of Alexei Navalny, candles and flowers are left at a memorial in Paris on Feb.
- 16, 2024, after the announcement that the Kremlin's most prominent critic had died in an Arctic prison.
- (Ian Langsdon/AFP via Getty Images)A Russian court in Saratov fined former regional lawmaker Nikolai Bondarenko 1,000 rubles ($12) on Aug.
Sources: Kyiv Independent