MOSCOW, Sept 17 — Opposition activists in Russia accused Alphabet’s Google and Apple of caving in to Kremlin pressure today after they removed an anti-government tactical voting app from their stores on the first day of a parliamentary election.
John Sullivan, the US ambassador to Russia, was also called into the foreign ministry before the vote to hear complaints that the companies’ behaviour amounted to US meddling in Russia’s internal affairs. The move is not a knockout blow for the Navalny camp’s tactical voting campaign. His allies published detailed lists online two days ago of how they want people to vote.
The election, which will run until Sunday evening, is a test of Putin’s grip on power across 11 time zones from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea at a time when the Kremlin is facing malaise at home over faltering living standards and bad ties with the West. At stake is United Russia’s super majority in the 450-seat State Duma, which last year helped Putin ease through constitutional reforms that allow him to run for office again and potentially stay in power until 2036.
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