Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council and head of the United Russia party. Photo: TASS

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

Source: Russian propaganda agency TASS, citing Medvedev's remarks at a party congress

Details: Medvedev expressed confidence that the participation of the Russian soldiers in the State Duma elections would "further strengthen the position of the United Russia party."

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