Elections to the ninth State Duma will be held in Russia from 18 to 20 September 2026. Russian citizens will once again have a choice to make.
It’s absolutely clear that there are no fair elections in Russia. For the past 26 years, Russia has been ruled by a bloodthirsty totalitarian regime led by international war criminal Putin—a regime that has inherited all the cruelty and imperial revanchism of its predecessors in the NKVD and KGB.
Several Russian “opposition” politicians, journalists, human rights activists, activists, and bloggers living abroad have launched a campaign in support of the Yabloko party in the September State Duma elections. The campaign participants are calling on Russian citizens to vote for Yabloko, specifically recommending doing so on 20 September.
These imperialist-leaning politicians include Yulia Navalnaya, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Andrei Pivovarov, Anastasia Burakova, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Maxim Katz, Maxim Reznik, Dmitry Bykov, Alexander Menyukov, Yulia Kuminova, Alexandra Garmazhapova, Kirill Martynov, Oleg Orlov, and Elena Kotenochkina.
I urge you not to believe the words of the aforementioned “good Russians” who support a reborn Russian empire in a new guise. The participation of the national republics in these elections only confirms the fact that they are willingly becoming slaves to Moscow.
The best option is for everyone to boycott the elections and ensure no voter turnout! No matter how Putin’s henchmen falsify the results, a complete abstention guarantees you won’t be deceived!
I advise you to make the most of these days—visit your family and friends! After all, a vote for any party is a vote for international terrorists who previously voted for wars against Ichkeria, Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine; and ensuring a high turnout only legitimizes these “nonexistent” Russian elections, allowing the war to continue!
Sincerely,
Rafis Kashapov – Prime Minister of the Government of Independent Tatarstan in Exile
