Putin’s United Russia party is set to retain power after a vote.

Nathan Rennolds, Gavin Blackburn   Euronews21 September 2026
Vladimir Putin’s ruling United Russia party won a large majority in the country’s parliamentary elections, marked by cyberattacks and a barrage of Ukrainian drone strikes, according to results published by state media early on Monday.

The election for the lower house State Duma is the first since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.