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Putin will have Trump to thank for election victory in Russia’s rubber-stamp parliament

The Independent World · 18 September 2026 at 12:58

Putin will have Trump to thank for election victory in Russia’s rubber-stamp parliament

Sam Kiley, world affairs editor, explains the significance of the insignificant Russian Duma elections

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Putin will have Trump to thank for election victory in Russia’s rubber-stamp parliament

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