{"id":38387,"date":"2026-09-18T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=38387"},"modified":"2026-09-18T06:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T03:00:31","slug":"watch-the-level-of-coercion-as-russians-vote-in-wartime-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=38387","title":{"rendered":"Watch the level of coercion as Russians vote in wartime\u00a0elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file-20260917-50-9s2dpp-copy-1-e1789699806529.jpg?fit=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Russia\u2019s parliamentary elections will take place on Sept. 18-20, 2026, amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. 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