Anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin says he is now outside Russia - Reuters

Anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin says he is now outside Russia  Reuters

Russian anti-war politician says he has fled the country

Boris Nadezhdin, who was recently designated as a foreign agent, posted a video in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France

Boris B. Nadezhdin, 63, appeared in a video standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. He said he was “alive and free, but, unfortunately, not yet in Russia.”

By Valerie Hopkins

Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin flees Russia for France

Nadezhdin was recently detained, fined, and barred from running for Parliament after being labelled a 'foreign agent' by the Russian authorities.

Boris Nadezhdin, anti-war candidate in Russia, flees to France

Nadezhdin was prohibited from running in parliamentary elections in September. He posted a video from Paris, saying, "I'm alive and free."

By Catherine Belton, Natalia Abbakumova

Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent

Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France The prominent Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris as Moscow tightens its grip on dissent before parliamentary elections later this year. Nadezhdin, a veteran liberal politician, gained international prominence during Russia’s 2024 presidential election when his long-shot campaign against Vladimir Putin unexpectedly gathered momentum before electoral authorities barre...

By Pjotr Sauer

Russischer Oppositionspolitiker Nadeschdin floh nach Paris

Anti-war politician and Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin flees Russia for France

Kremlin critic and anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin – who openly criticised President Vladimir Putin and Moscow's Ukraine offensive – said Monday he had fled Russia for Paris. Nadezhdin was recently detained outside Moscow and blocked from running for parliament. Russia's clampdown on dissent has left most critics in jail, in exile or dead.

By FRANCE 24

Boris Nadezhdin Leaves Russia

In a video recorded in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the anti-war politician said he was “alive and free. But sadly, not yet in Russia.”

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin sucessfully flees Russia despite exit ban - The Kyiv Independent

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin sucessfully flees Russia despite exit ban  The Kyiv Independent

Boris Nadezhdin, the anti-war politician who sought to challenge Putin in Russia’s 2024 presidential election, has left for France

Boris Nadezhdin has left Russia for France, the politician revealed in a video posted to his Telegram channel showing him standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.