Pro-Peace Russian Presidential Hopeful Submits Documents To Register As Candidate

Yekaterina Duntsova (file photo)

A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine presented documents on December 20 to Russia's Central Election Commission to register as a candidate for the 2024 presidential election. Yekaterina Duntsova hopes to be accepted as an independent candidate in the March 17 election and promote her vision of a "humane" Russia "that's peaceful, friendly, and ready to cooperate" on the principle of respect. The former journalist would need to gather 300,000 signatures from at least 40 Russian regions. She said presenting her documents gave her a sense of accomplishment but acknowledged that collecting signatures would be a "huge job."