Russian presidential hopeful calling for peace in Ukraine meets with soldiers' wives
A Russian presidential hopeful opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine has met with a group of soldiers’ wives who are demanding that their husbands be discharged from military service
By AP News
Published - Jan 11, 2024, 02:31 PM ET
Last Updated - Jan 11, 2024, 02:31 PM EST
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian presidential hopeful opposing Moscow's military action in Ukraine met Thursday with a group of soldiers' wives who are demanding that their husbands be discharged from the front line.
Longtime Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin, who serves as a local legislator in a town near Moscow, is collecting signatures to qualify for the race to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the March 15-17 vote.
Speaking at a meeting with wives of Russian servicemen who were mobilized to fight in Ukraine, Nadezhdin, 60, criticized the government's decision to keep them in the ranks as long as the fighting continues.
“We want them to treat people who are doing their duty in a decent way,” he said.
