When Russia goes to the polls next week, Vladimir Putin will be backed by an operation that will have cost nearly 1bn to shape public opinion and boost turnout as he seeks a public mandate for his war in Ukraine.
Internal Kremlin documents leaked detail how the administration has pumped money into a network of NGOs and companies to create media content, conduct secret polling, organise youth festivals and establish new media in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
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