Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who criticized Russia’s war in Ukraine and tried to challenge President Vladimir Putin in the 2024 election, said Monday he has left Russia, a move that follows a crackdown that barred him from a race for parliament this year. Unfortunately, not in Russia for the time being,” he said, adding that he needs “to look around and figure out life going forward.” A veteran politician, Nadezhdin worked in the government in the 1990s when he was an adviser to Sergei Kiriyenko, now a top Putin aide. He was one of the few high-profile Putin critics still living in Russia. The politician said he was considering a move abroad but was barred from leaving Russia.