to take on vladimir putin in russia s presidential election. he stands no chance of winning, of course, but given what has happened to many of vladimir putin s opponents, it is a position that holds substantial risk. boris nadezhdin has now got many thousands of signatures from the public allowing him to stand as a candidate. he stands no chance of winning, but given what has happened to many opposition politicians, it is a move that carries significant personal risk. but boris nadezhdin is an anti war campaigner who s now got over 150,000 signatures from members of the public which means he s passed the threshold, which allows him to stand as a candidate. we ll talk to him live injust a moment. first, though, let s cross to 0lga malchevska in the newsroom to tell us more about how he s managed to get enough support in a country where criticising russia s special military operation can result in a jail sentence. people are queueing here to speak to boris nadezhdin. such q