THE RUSSIAN CHARICATURE OF DEMOCRACY ......ICYMI: Putin...

THE RUSSIAN CHARICATURE OF DEMOCRACY ......

ICYMI: Putin opponents condemn Russia regional elections as farce

Polls have opened in regional elections in Russia, which opposition activists say are a farce, after hundreds of anti-war candidates were barred from running.
"Such is the current federal agenda, there shouldn't be anything that reminds us that Russia is in conflict."
a few token anti war candidates were allowed for appearances

Three killed in Russian shelling of Donetsk, governor says


another failed argument here is that russia had plenty of missiles .....so many they needed import from both Iran and N K

US warns of 'dramatic' Iranian escalation after 'Tehran's missiles arrive in Russia'

Any Iranian transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mark a sharp escalation in the Ukraine war, Washington has said.

"We have been warning of the deepening security partnership between Russia and Iran since the outset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and are alarmed by these reports," White House national security council spokesman Sean Savett said last night.

"Any transfer of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia would represent a dramatic escalation in Iran's support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine."

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-russia-news-putin-nuclear-live-updates-kyiv-12541713