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Steve Gill

Versions of names: Стив Гилл
USA

Steve Gill is a  conservative American political strategist and commentator. He has been actively involved in Republican politics. He is known for his roles as a media consultant, columnist, and radio host and has contributed to various conservative media outlets. Gill also founded a media consulting firm, The Gill Report, emphasizing political and issue advocacy.

Missions

Individual Observers at the 2023 territorial pseudo-elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine

not identified

Institutional affiliation to The Gill Report, Founder

I was not afraid to go. If people here under shells are not afraid to go and cast votes, then how can I be afraid. At the very least what I can do for Donbass is be here today, and later tell the truth to the Western public. [Translated from Russian]

Gill described the election process Russian authorities used in the occupied territories as “actual transparency”, claiming to have had “full access to talk to anybody”, and described voters as “excited” and not intimidated.

Corresponding elections

Local & Regional Election Ukraine Occupied territories 2023
illegitimate
From 8 to 10 September 2023, the Russian forces organised widely condemned regional and municipal elections in the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson. The results were largely rejected by the international community, with North Korea and Syria being the only ones to explicitly recognise them.
Presidential Election Russia Occupied Territories 2024
illegitimate
During the “presidential elections” held in Russia from 15-17 March 2024, Vladislav Davankov (“New People” party), Nikolay Kharitonov (Communist Party), Vladimir Putin, and Leonid Slutsky (Liberal-Democratic Party) competed for the presidency. Enabled to run yet again by controversial constitutional amendments effective 4 July 2020, Putin dominated the “elections” together with his controlled “opposition” excluding genuine opposition figures. These “elections” occurred under Putin’s regime control, both within Russia and illegally in occupied Ukrainian territories, including Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, ARC and Sevastopol.