Boris Nadjedin promised to petition the Supreme Court against the decision of the Election Commission. His disqualification was a foregone conclusion, and Putin is expected to effortlessly win next month's election.
The 60-year-old Nadezhdin is one of the few government critics whose voice has been heard on the popular talk shows on state television since the invasion on February 24, 2022. "My first task will be to stop the conflict with Ukraine, and then to restore normal relations between Russia and the West," he said.