Putin uses all possible tricks: threatening messages are circulating in Moscow before the protest. "The Russian presidential election has nothing to do with fair and free elections in accordance with OSCE standards," said Bundestag member Robin Wegener (Greens) It is not yet known who is behind the messages and how the recipients were selected.
There are indications that the recipients are those Russians who previously signed the nomination of Putin challenger Boris Nadezhdin as presidential candidate. In Germany, supporters of the late Kremlin opponent Alexei Navalny are also calling for the resistance action.