"Opposition Candidate Challenges Putin in Russian Election Bid"

Russian presidential hopeful Boris Nadezhdin has submitted over 100,000 signatures to register as a candidate in the upcoming election, with the Central Election Commission set to decide within 10 days. Nadezhdin, the only anti-war candidate, has garnered significant support, with his call to end the war in Ukraine energizing the Russian opposition. Despite the widely expected victory of incumbent President Putin, Nadezhdin's bid has drawn attention and support from figures such as Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny.