“Those in power don’t like people with initiative — particularly if they are honest and independent,” said Vyacheslav Galinov, an independent member of the local council in Guryevsk, a city of some 25,000 people in southwestern Siberia.
RFE/RL: Across Russia, opposition elected officials say ruling party is playing hardball
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during the XIX "United Russia" party congress in Moscow, on Nov. 23, 2019.
