[HIGHLIGHTS] “You cannot fragment power in the face of confrontation with the West”: Baburin and Sviridova withdrew from the presidential race

Irina Sviridova, nominated by the Democratic Party of Russia, and Sergei Baburin, chairman of the Russian All-People's Union, refused to further participate in the election race. Experts called the decision of both candidates sound, noting the importance of consolidation in the current conditions.

Also on January 30, a meeting of Vladimir Putin’s confidants took place in Moscow. Those gathered discussed the orders that they had received recently by Maryana Lysana, chief physician of Moscow City Hospital No. 52.