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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine - 1 June 2023.

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(1/4) On 27 May 2023, Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin appeared on Russiaโ€™s NTV channel and called for a new president to be elected in 2024, in order to rebuild normal relations with Europe.
(2/4) Nadezhdin has been a vocal critic of the war since the invasion, but this is highly likely the first call for Putin to be replaced on Russian state-approved TV since it began.
(3/4) In the last 15 months, Russia has introduced limitations on freedom of speech which havenโ€™t been seen since Soviet times.
(4/4) However, there is a realistic possibility that recent vitriolic rhetoric by nationalist figures such as Wagner Group owner Yevgeny Prigozhin is emboldening opposition figures to challenge taboo topics.

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