Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament

Pro-Kremlin party’s record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence country supports war Russia’s new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials said on Monday, after a landslide victory by the ruling…

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