Russia’s most exciting election: nobody came to the debate | Break the Fake https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/3b31dae9-12ab-4cde-9f46-d031c3e5e192 Russia’s pre-election debates are underway, and apparently nobody told the candidates. In one federal TV studio, the cameras were rolling, the host was ready, but the politicians were nowhere to be found. Another Russian broadcast managed to do slightly better: one candidate actually appeared in the studio, but instead of delivering a passionate campaign speech or presenting his political program, he spent his alloted minute in complete silence. A debate in which nobody debates may sound like a joke, but it offers a rather revealing picture of Russia’s carefully managed electoral system. Check out the new episode of Break the Fake with Benjamin Lee to see how Russia’s “election debates” turned into empty chairs, awkward silence, and one of the most unusual political performances on Russian television. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:16 Russian elections record poor turnout – during debates 01:47 The most honest candidate – says nothing 03:18 Militarizing Russian classrooms 07:04 Putin’s confused wildlife analogy 🔴 Watch our 24/7 livestream - https://youtube.com/live/9RY46AUtIl4 Bringing you all the latest daily news and updates, TVP World is Poland's first English-language channel where you can find world news as seen from the Polish perspective and the latest news from the CEE region. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. https://tvpworld.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tvpworldcom https://twitter.com/TVPWorld_com https://www.instagram.com/tvp_world/ https://www.threads.net/@tvp_world https://bsky.app/profile/tvpworld.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@tvpworld.com https://t.me/tvp_world #Russia #Putin #Politics Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:01:21 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl Russia’s most exciting election: nobody came to the debate | Break the Fake https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/3b31dae9-12ab-4cde-9f46-d031c3e5e192 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.