LDPR leader Slutsky reframes party as security services' vehicle after Kremlin support wanes

Meduza reports that Leonid Slutsky, frustrated by the Kremlin's reduced backing ahead of September elections, is privately and publicly recasting the LDPR as a party of security officials. This rhetorical shift signals internal Kremlin-elite friction and a potential realignment of the LDPR's political identity, though its electoral impact remains uncertain.