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Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin sucessfully flees Russia despite exit ban
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The Kyiv Independent
After being barred from leaving Russia by the authorities, opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin announced on his Telegram channel on July 3 that he had managed to flee the country.
I'm alive and free — just not in Russia, unfortunately," Nadezhdin said in a video filmed in front of the Eiffel Tower.
It’s not clear, based on his location in the video, whether Nadezhdin will try to seek political asylum in France.
The Russian authorities prohibited Nadezhdin on July 16 from legally leaving the country, less than a week after labeling him a foreign agent.
Nadezhdin was also previously detained on July 13 for displaying "extremist symbols" after he shared a video that featured slain Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.