"Russian Presidential Candidate Urges Withdrawal of Soldiers from Ukraine"

Boris Nadezhdin, a candidate running against Vladimir Putin in Russia’s upcoming presidential election, criticized Putin's decision to go to war in Ukraine as a "big mistake" and expressed concern for the soldiers involved. Nadezhdin aims to gather 100,000 signatures to stand against Putin, but faces challenges in a system where Putin's re-election is seen as inevitable. He has also criticized the government over heating outages and promised to present a plan for ending the conflict in Ukraine.