Alina Gerlinya
Versions of names: Алина Герлиня, Alina Gerlina
Latvia
Alina Gerlinya is the deputy editor-in-chief at the Kremlin-owned outlet Baltnews Latvia. She was raised in Latvia but studied in Russia, where she also became a part of the Leaders of Russia program.
Corresponding elections
illegitimate
From 23 to 27 September 2022, the Russian forces organised a sham election process - pseudo-referendum as a pretext for the formal annexation of the regions of occupied Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson by Russia. The annexation of the four regions was announced on 30 September 2022.