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  "id": 8206992,
  "title": "'Election without meaningful competition': Russia’s results won't measure support for Putin or war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/election-without-meaningful-competition-russias-results-wont-measure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:14:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/election-without-meaningful-competition-russia-s-results-won-t-measure-support-for-putin-or-war"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Grégoire Roos, Director of the Europe and Russia and Eurasia Programmes at Chatham House. According to Roos, Russia’s parliamentary election is revealing because of what the electoral process can still tell us about the political system Vladimir Putin has constructed. In the absence of any meaningful competition, and anti-war opposition excluded, Roos argues…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Russia’s parliamentary election: Who’s on the ballot, and why it matters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russias-parliamentary-election-whos-on-the-ballot-and-why-it-matters",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:37:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Russia votes in parliamentary election as war in Ukraine drags on",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-votes-in-parliamentary-election-as-war-in-ukraine-drags-on",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:38:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "General Staff: Russia has lost 1,514,910 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/general-staff-russia-has-lost-1-514-910-troops-in-ukraine-since-feb",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:46:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Russia votes as Putin’s party dominates election amid Ukraine war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-votes-as-putins-party-dominates-election-amid-ukraine-war",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia likely to step up drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine – Tusk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-likely-to-step-up-drone-and-missile-attacks-against-countries",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:14:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Sybiha: IAEA resolution on Ukraine's nuclear safety secures 63 affirmative votes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/sybiha-iaea-resolution-on-ukraines-nuclear-safety-secures-63",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:54:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Poland’s prime minister says Russia is preparing ‘accidental’ drone and missile strikes on NATO countries that support Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/polands-prime-minister-says-russia-is-preparing-accidental-drone-and",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:33:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Russia holds nationwide Duma elections as war in Ukraine reshapes vote",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-holds-nationwide-duma-elections-as-war-in-ukraine-reshapes-vote",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:41:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}