{
  "id": 8235086,
  "title": "Russians vote in elections with no party opposing Putin or war in Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russians-vote-in-elections-with-no-party-opposing-putin-or-war-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T11:03:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/russians-vote-in-elections-with-no-party-opposing-putin-or-war-in-ukraine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The three-day vote will fill 450 Duma seats and 11 regional governorships, with only parties backing Putin and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine on the ballot. Despite official denials of a new draft, fears of mobilisation are overshadowing the vote.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Ukraine calls Russian State Duma elections in occupied territories illegal and void",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ukraine-calls-russian-state-duma-elections-in-occupied-territories",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:15:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}