The ruling United Russia party won a record number of seats in the national parliament, according to near-complete official election results.

Russians began voting in an election which Vladimir Putin has said will show that millions of people back his army fighting in Ukraine.

via Human Rights Watch News — Click to expand Image Lev Shlosberg, deputy leader of the Yabloko party, stands in the defendant's box prior to the delivery of the verdict in the case against him, in a court in Pskov, Russia, August 17, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo A court in northwestern Russia, on August 17, sentenced opposition politician Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and one month in prison for repeatedly “discrediting” and spreading false information about the Russian army. Shlosberg is the deputy leader of the opposition party “Yab

In Russia, the country's only anti-war party has been removed from the upcoming parliamentary elections-a first in modern Russian history for a registered political party. On Monday, August 10, Ru...