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06 June 2021Opponent and former Russian MP, Dmitri Gudkov, announced that he has left Russia for Ukraine, due to pressure from the authorities ahead of the parliamentary elections in September.
"I am approaching Kiev," he wrote in a Facebook post, adding that sources close to the Kremlin told him that if he did not leave he would be arrested for a "fake" criminal case against him.
"In Kiev, I have been planning meetings and broadcasts for some time. Several sources close to the President's administration reported that if I did not leave the country, I would come to arrest. Everything was initiated solely to prevent me from going to the polls and getting myself get out of the country at least until the day of the vote. My decision was supported by family and friends who also received serious information on threats and risks ".