Published 1 month ago

Putin to be president for six more years

Putin easily secured a fifth term in the Russian presidential election, facing only token challengers and suppressing opposition voices.
Independent media in Russia criticized Putin with ballots inscribed "killer" and "thief", highlighting suppression of civil society and media.
Despite external attacks from Ukraine, strong turnout was reported with people showing support for Putin's regime.

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BBC News

Russian election: Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war live: west criticises Putin’s election win as ‘another breach of international law’

German foreign ministry says ‘Putin’s rule is authoritarian’ while UK foreign secretary says ‘this is not what free and fair elections look like’Western leaders have denounced what they have described as a sham Russian election, in which Vladimir Putin won a fifth term as Russian president by a landslide of about 87%, according to exit polls.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, dismissed the result as illegitimate. Continue reading...

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Xi Jinping says Putin’s re-election ‘fully reflects’ support of Russian people

China congratulates Putin on election win, vows to strengthen strategic relationship, highlighting close ties and upcoming meetings between leaders.

1 month ago·India

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CTV News

Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election after harshest crackdown since Soviet era

President Vladimir Putin extended his reign over Russia in a landslide election whose outcome was never in doubt, declaring Monday his determination to advance deeper into Ukraine and dangling new threats against the West.

1 month ago·Canada

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The Independent

Putin calls Navalny’s death ‘sad event’ after inevitable election victory

Vladimir Putin called Alexei Navalny’s death a “sad event” as he said the opposition figure’s name for the first time in public just minutes after declaring victory Russia’s sham presidential elections on Sunday, 17 March. The Russian leader also claimed he had given the all-clear for his prominent critic to be in a prisoner swap. Mr Navalny died in February in an Arctic penal colony where was being held on charges of extremism. His allies say h…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Germany's Scholz won't congratulate Putin on election win - spokesperson

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will not congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin for his re-election in a vote viewed by Berlin as neither free nor fair, a German government spokesperson said on Monday.

1 month ago·United Kingdom

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