Though Boris Nadezhdin’s presidential bid ends, the Kremlin faces growing public dissent.

Russia’s election commission has rejected anti-war challenger Boris Nadezhdin became an unexpected phenomenon in Russian politics with his rare public criticism of the war in Ukraine, presenting a headache for the Kremlin as it orchestrates Putin’s fifth term in power ahead of the March 15-17 presidential election.   as a candidate in next month’s presidential vote.