In a rare acknowledgment of the Ukrainian campaign creating 'problems' for Russia, Putin has attempted to show he is responding to public concerns about the war, though analysts suggest he has not hidden his preoccupation with the conflict.

At its congress ahead of autumn elections, Russia's United Russia party displayed posters stating 'To be on Putin's side is the minimum necessary' and, for the first time since 2007, officially referred to itself as the 'President's Party,' according to the Financial Times.

At its party congress in Moscow, United Russia unveiled a campaign poster of President Putin with the slogan "Being for Putin is the bare minimum," marking the first time since 2007 the party has explicitly declared itself the 'party of the president'.

United Russia's primary elections for the State Duma vote concluded with the ruling party missing its 10% voter turnout target, and many featured "war veterans" identified as already seasoned politicians rather than ordinary soldiers.

Nursultan Mussagaleyev, a veteran of the war in Ukraine accused of killing civilians in Bucha, finished second in a United Russia primary for a regional list in the Orenburg region. This development was highlighted by the independent Russian investigative outlet Agentstvo.

A report indicates that the Kremlin's political bloc and United Russia's leadership aim for over 10% voter turnout in the party's primaries, mobilizing public-sector workers to meet regional targets.

The Russian Embassy in Montenegro claims that participants in a 'sharpened dispute' in the Montenegrin Parliament incorrectly cited provisions of an agreement between United Russia and the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS), worsening bilateral relations.

For the first time since 2007, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been omitted from the United Russia party's list of State Duma candidates representing Chechnya, a significant change in the republic's political landscape.

United Russia is campaigning with President Putin for the first time in nearly 20 years, a move seen as an effort to bolster support as war fatigue sets in.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council and head of the United Russia party, announced that the party will field several hundred veterans of Russia's war against Ukraine as candidates in the upcoming autumn elections at various levels.

A bust of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police (Cheka), was unveiled at a children's camp outside Nizhny Tagil, Russia, an initiative led by a United Russia deputy.

State Duma deputy Sergei Neverov and Smolensk City Council deputy Artem Kornyuchenkov have both dropped out of the United Russia primary in the Smolensk single-member district.

A report by Faridaily indicates that a rise in support for parties competing against United Russia ahead of parliamentary elections is the only factor that could compel Vladimir Putin to ease Russia’s internet restrictions.

Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Ivanović, a member of the Europe Now Movement (PES), criticized the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS), stating that a DPS MP falsely claimed their cooperation with United Russia ceased after the annexation of Crimea.

For the first time in nearly two decades, the Kremlin is more closely associating President Putin with the ruling United Russia party, as the war increasingly impacts the daily lives of Russians and war fatigue grows.

Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of Russia's ruling United Russia party and former president, was notably absent from the party's candidate list for the upcoming September elections. Reports suggest his exclusion is linked to public fatigue with the war and his perceived pro-war stance.

Campaign guidelines reportedly urge Russia's ruling United Russia party to hide its branding at mass events, reflecting concerns within the Presidential Administration about potential voter backlash ahead of the September elections.

A post discussing a "positional deadlock" on the front line and a potential "large-scale mobilization" appeared on the Telegram channel of United Russia deputy Andrei Gurulev, who subsequently claimed his channel was stolen by "enemies."

United Russia has prepared a pamphlet, reviewed by Kommersant, to coach deputies and campaign workers on how to deflect criticism of the party's internet restrictions ahead of elections, by citing an 'information-psychological war.'

Montenegrin political parties, including DPS, NSD, DNP, and SNP, have signed agreements and declarations with various foreign parties, such as Putin's United Russia, the Social Democratic Party of Austria, and Dodik's party.

Details have emerged regarding the 2011 cooperation agreement between Montenegro's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and Russia's United Russia party, which aimed to strengthen inter-party relations and deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.