EU says Russian elections took place in 'extremely oppressive environment'

The re-election of Vladimir Putin to the presidency of Russia was commented on by the European Union, pointing out that the elections “were held in an extremely oppressive environment aggravated by Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine”. At the same time, it notes that Russian authorities have continued to increase systematic internal repression by cracking down on opposition politicians, civil society organizations, independent media and other critical voices through the use of repressive legislation and politically motivated prison sentences. “The shocking pre-election death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny is yet another sign of the accelerating and systematic repression,” the EU statement said. civil rights and prevented many candidates from running, including all those who opposed Russia's illegal war of aggression, deprived Russian voters of a real choice and greatly limited their access to accurate information,” it further points out. THE […]
Source: News Beast

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