Ukraine war casts long shadow over Russia’s tightly controlled State Duma election | DW News

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Ukraine war casts long shadow over Russia's tightly controlled State Duma election | DW News

Russians are voting in their first parliamentary election since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But as the Kremlin seeks a show of support for President Vladimir Putin’s war, many Russians are worried about something else: the prospect of another military mobilization. With drone attacks, rising prices and growing uncertainty bringing the war closer to home, DW’s Ben Fajzullin speaks with DW correspondent Sergei Satanovskii and Russia expert Sam Greene about the public mood and what the vote could mean for the Kremlin.

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Chapters:
00:00 Russia votes as war anxiety grows
00:55 Sergei Satanovskii: Why Russians fear another mobilization
02:21 Rising prices, fuel shortages and economic uncertainty
04:16 Do Russians still support Putin’s war?
06:04 How Russians are expressing dissent despite the crackdown
08:03 Sam Greene: The war has already come home to Russia
11:32 Why the Kremlin needs this election to look legitimate
14:58 Casualties, conscription fears and Russia’s manpower problem

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Date: September 18, 2026