Kneejerk criticism of regimes in Russia, China or India may make us feel better, but there’s no evidence it is making the world a safer placeThe west’s derisive reporting of Vladimir Putin’s election victory this week was a mark of his success. It was …
Observers say Russian leader’s election numbers approaching 90% mark final break with western conventionsVladimir Putin is approaching the electoral outer limits. Claiming a record landslide on Sunday of 87.28% of the vote on a 77.44% turnout, Putin ha…
UK, US and Germany denounce poll that was said to give president vote share of 87.28% amid crackdown on dissentWestern nations have widely condemned Russia’s presidential election, in which Vladimir Putin claimed a landslide victory that will keep him …
The Kremlin will use this victory to justify an intensified war. But even the state news agency reported election rebellionAlthough Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory with 87% of the vote in the Russian election was no surprise, these elections were im…
Re-elected Russian president makes first public comment on death of opposition leader, which he calls ‘sad event’Vladimir Putin has claimed he had agreed to a prisoner swap involving Alexei Navalny before the opposition leader’s sudden death in an Arct…
Russian president uses victory speech to say war in Ukraine and strengthening military will be his main tasksVladimir Putin has claimed a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential vote, as thousands in the country and around the world protested agains…
No direct casualties in attack that Moscow says was a Ukrainian attempt to sabotage the Russian presidential electionExit polls show Putin winning huge majority in Russian presidential election with only one possible result – liveUkraine launched 35 dr…
CCTV footage captured the moment a woman lit a molotov cocktail and threw it at a polling station in the Russian city of St Petersburg. The projectile appeared to bounce off the building without smashing before the woman picked the molotov cocktail up …
