Putin’s Last Liberal Critic Says Deal to End War Is Inevitable

  • Yavlinsky weighs campaign in Russia presidential vote
  • Kremlin critic is among last Putin opponents still at liberty
Grigory YavlinskyPhotographer: Yuri Kadobnov/Getty Images
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Veteran Russian pro-democracy politician Grigory Yavlinsky is mounting what may be his last political challenge to Vladimir Putin to try to campaign for peace with Ukraine.

The three-time candidate is weighing another presidential election run against Putin. After receiving around 1% of the vote in the last election in 2018, he’s under no illusions about the outcome this time.