Boris Nadezhdin's team posted pictures of the court ruling on Telegram, which said that the charge stemmed from a message that Igor Krasnov sent on the messaging app that contained the rainbow flag emoji.
Boris Nadezhdin, the sole notable anti-war candidate hoping to participate in Russia's upcoming presidential election, acknowledged that the most recent setback that his chances of being on the ballot had dropped "completely to zero."
Russian elections are usually predictable and dull affairs. The outcome is known beforehand since the Kremlin handpicks all the candidates, has total control over the media and also rigs the votes. Despite this, there has been an unexpected flurry of activity in the run-up to the March 15-17 presidential election
