Putin braces for election stress test as Russians ‘feel the pain’ of struggling economy
- In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor head in Moscow on September 15, 2026.
- Vyacheslav Prokofyev | Afp | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin is bracing for a wartime reckoning as the Kremlin prepares to hold its first parliamentary election since the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
- The tightly controlled vote, which takes place over a three-day period from Friday to Sunday, is widely expected to shore up the dominance of th
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- In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor head in Moscow on September 15, 2026.
- Vyacheslav Prokofyev | Afp | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin is bracing for a wartime reckoning as the Kremlin prepares to hold its first parliamentary election since the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
- The tightly controlled vote, which takes place over a three-day period from Friday to Sunday, is widely expected to shore up the dominance of th
Sources: Cnbc