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Russia votes in wartime election set to secure the Kremlin's power

Developing story from 15 sources and 21 reports — each one briefly quoted and linked.

Source published: 20 Sept 2026, 23:40 CEST Publication time from the source RSS/feed

Ukraine/Russia · Multiple sources

Russia votes in wartime election set to secure the Kremlin's power

Voting got ⁠underway on Friday in a tightly controlled three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, and most anti-war candidates have been excluded from the ballot.

Time span
18 Sept 2026, 07:38 CEST → 20 Sept 2026, 23:40 CEST
Sources
15 sources
Reports
21
Trust
strong · multi-source

Timeline

Google News: France 24

Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on

France 24 - English

Polls opened in Russia's Far East on Friday as the country began three days of voting for its parliamentary election, the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin's main party, United Russia, is poised to keep its grip on power alongside other parties aligned with President Vladimir P...

Google News: The Irish Times

Russians go to polls against backdrop of Ukraine war and Vladimir Putin’s tightening grip

France 24 - English

Voting got ⁠underway on Friday in a tightly controlled three-day parliamentary election in Russia which President Vladimir Putin has framed as a barometer of support for Russia's war in Ukraine. It is the first parliamentary election since Russia launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, and most anti-wa...

Google News: Yahoo

Russian polls open in vote Putin calls test of Ukraine war

Google News: CNN

Putin casts vote online in first Russian parliamentary elections since Ukraine war

Google News: Reuters

Russians vote in election that Putin sees as gauge of support for his war

Google News: NBC News

Russians vote in a Kremlin-controlled election stalked by unease over Putin’s Ukraine war

Google News: PBS

Russia begins 3 days of voting in a parliamentary election set to cement the Kremlin's power

Google News: Reuters

Russian polls open in vote Putin calls test of Ukraine war

Google News: Yahoo

Russians vote in Kremlin-dominated election as Ukraine war grinds on

Google News: Le Monde.fr

Russian journalist Roman Badanin: 'For Putin, the war in Ukraine is simply a means to stay in power'

Google News: Reuters

Putin says Ukraine interfering in Russian parliamentary election

Google News: NDTV

Putin Says Ukraine Interfering In Russian Parliamentary Election

Google News: reuters.com

Russia's ruling pro-Putin party on track to win wartime election after drones strike Moscow

Google News: themoscowtimes.com

Russian Election, Cast as Test of Support for Ukraine War, Enters Final Day

Google News: The Jerusalem Post

Vladimir Putin prepares Russian draft surge, European hybrid attacks after Duma election

Google News: U.S. News & World Report

Russian Exiles Cast Votes to Voice Dissent to Putin and Ukraine War U.S. News & World Report

Google News: reuters.com

Russian exiles cast votes to voice dissent to Putin and Ukraine war reuters.com Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian exit poll projects comfortable election win for Putin-backed party The Independent Grieving mother’s rare, defiant video reveals hidden toll of Putin’s war NBC News

Google News: The Independent

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian exit poll projects comfortable election win for Putin-backed party

Google News: news.sky.com

Ukraine war latest: Russian exit poll projects convincing win for Kremlin-backed party in election

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