Political Cartoons View All 1148 Images“The Russian authorities are trying hard to pretend that everything is going according to plan, everything is fine.
In the occupied regions, early voting kicked off last week as election officials went door to door or set up makeshift polling stations in public places to attract passersby.
As a result, Moscow has maintained control of about 70% of the Kherson region.
“It looks like the Russian authorities know the result (of the election) already,” Fyodorov said.
In the end, said Gallyamov, the Russian analyst, Russian authorities will not get “anything good in terms of boosting their legitimacy” in the occupied regions.
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