The Telegram channel “Before anyone else. Well, almost” informed about the refusal of participation in the debates of a candidate for the presidency of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. This became known from the press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Secretary of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Natalya Budarina confirmed the receipt of the relevant document by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The leader of the Russian Federation will not participate in joint campaign events on the channels of all-Russian state television and radio broadcasting organizations. This is his right as a candidate. It is noted that Putin must perform important government duties, which take a lot of time.