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With Putin’s new coronation, Kremlin cultivates image of leader for life : In an election widely denounced as neither free nor fair, the longtime Russia leader ...
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With Putin’s new coronation, Kremlin cultivates image of leader for life
Quick Glance: Putin revels in electoral victory amidst quiet protests
  • Putin secures fifth term easily after suppressing opposition.

  • Voters had virtually no choice in the election.

  • Critics view the results as predetermined, Putin sees them as trust.

  • Protests by the opposition, both in Russia and globally, are downplayed by Putin.
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Russia's "economic success" looks different in villages less than 200 kilometers from Moscow. www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/03/18/the-sad-beauty-of-russias-abandoned-villages-a84428
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Russia elections: NATO chief appeals for support from the Caucasus: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Russia's presidential elections are "neither ...
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Russia elections: NATO chief appeals for support from the Caucasus
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EU Drafts Law to Send Profits From Frozen Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine: The European Union has prepared legislation that would see Ukraine start to ...
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EU Drafts Law to Send Profits From Frozen Russian Sovereign Assets to ...
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Putin, Kim, Assad and their most fantastical election wins: If you don’t win more than 90 percent of the votes, you’re not doing it right.
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Putin, Kim, Assad and their most fantastical election wins
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Golos: Unprecedented violations: Moscow probably dropped all inhibitions when it came to election manipulation
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Golos: Unprecedented violations: Moscow probably dropped all inhibitions ...
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Russian elections: Europe condemns Putin's re-election: The German Foreign Office called the elections in Russia a “pseudo election”. "The elections in Russia ...
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Russian elections: Europe condemns Putin's re-election
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HAPPENING NOW: Muslim worshippers gather in Mecca for evening prayers. abcn.ws/3g9a46e
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Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions failed: There are more than 16,000 sanctions imposed against Russia. Yet the Russian economy and war machine grew by ...
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Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions failed
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Sham election in Russia: Sign of relentless repression: A thundering yes to Putin, no choice between different options: That is the goal of the so-called ...
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Sham election in Russia: Sign of relentless repression
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Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics: Putin said he would consider the request if it was a serious move to build 'peaceful ...
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Putin open to Macron's ceasefire proposal during Paris Olympics
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Modi issues 'warm congratulations' to Putin after reelection: "(I) look forward to working together to further strengthen the time-tested Special ...
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Modi issues 'warm congratulations' to Putin after reelection
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🇷🇺 🗳️ 🇺🇦 Residents in four #Russian -occupied regions of #Ukraine cast their votes, under #military supervision, in #Russia 's presidential elections which concluded Sunday ...
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Comment: Putin's production is becoming more and more ridiculous: With arrests, repression and murders, Russian President Vladimir Putin secured a senselessly ...
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Comment: Putin's production is becoming more and more ridiculous
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While most Western leaders have dismissed Russia's presidential election as a sham, leaders of several other countries were quick to congratulate Putin on ...
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Putin greets Moscow rally after election win: A day after winning national elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Moscow's Red Square to ...
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Putin greets Moscow rally after election win
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Kremlin boss Putin: Open to a ceasefire during the Olympics: Ceasefire in Ukraine during the Olympics? Kremlin boss Putin is open to Macron's proposal. However ...
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Kremlin boss Putin: Open to a ceasefire during the Olympics
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Russian Election Commission: Putin won with more than 87 percent: The clear end result with Vladimir Putin as the winner is not surprising. The winner of the ...
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Russian Election Commission: Putin won with more than 87 percent
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West condemns ‘sick’ Putin’s rigged election win as Xi sends congrats to Moscow: Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský called the vote a “farce and parody.”
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West condemns ‘sick’ Putin’s rigged election win as Xi sends congrats to ...
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Business - Russia withstands Western sanctions as war economy proves profitable: President Vladimir Putin has been re-elected to a fifth term in office after a ...
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Business - Russia withstands Western sanctions as war economy proves ...
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Russia-Ukraine War: Putin says Russia aims to set up buffer zone inside Ukraine : Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country won’t relent in its invasion ...
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Russia-Ukraine War: Putin says Russia aims to set up buffer zone inside ...
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What Putin's continued rule in Russia means Ukraine and the world: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his intention to advance deeper into Ukraine ...
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What Putin's continued rule in Russia means Ukraine and the world
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Whether afraid or indifferent, regular Russians enable autocracy: For global audiences watching Moscow’s tightly-choreographed “election-style event” this ...
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Whether afraid or indifferent, regular Russians enable autocracy
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The CDU wants to abolish citizens’ money “in its current form,” the CDU federal executive board announces. In particular, sanctions should be made more ...
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‘It was not unpredictable’ – While House condemns Putin’s sham election victory: There was “nothing free or fair” about Vladimir Putin’s presidential election ...
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‘It was not unpredictable’ – While House condemns Putin’s sham election ...
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Vladimir Putin Says He Is Ready For Peace in Ukraine, But Only On His Terms: The Russian leader’s predictable election landslide allows him to prosecute his war ...
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Vladimir Putin Says He Is Ready For Peace in Ukraine, But Only On His ...
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After securing his fifth term in office, Putin said that a Russia-NATO conflict would be "one step away from World War III ...
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North Korea Has Supplied 7,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia, Seoul Says: South Korea's defense minister Shin Won-sik shared the assessment at a news ...
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North Korea Has Supplied 7,000 Containers of Munitions to Russia ...
Quick Glance: North Korea's Kim oversees firing drills with 'super-large' rocket launchers - state media reports
  • According to state media KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised firing drills by artillery units in the western region involving 'newly-equipped super-large' multiple rocket launchers.

  • The exercises also involved executing a simulated air explosion of a shell from the super-large multiple rocket launcher at a specified altitude above the target.

  • Kim emphasized the need for modernizing and strengthening artillery forces, highlighting the 'strategic duties as the core central striking means' of the 600mm rocket launchers in war preparations.

  • In a departure from decades of its inter-Korean policy, Pyongyang has terminated a military pact and designated the South as a hostile enemy state.
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"We can make sure that the history record is set straight, that the truth prevails, and that the people of Mariupol and those who’ve given their lives ...
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The Kremlin Has Clinched Six More Years of Putin’s Rule. What's Next?: President Vladimir Putin’s re-election to six more years in office on Sunday was never a ...
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The Kremlin Has Clinched Six More Years of Putin’s Rule. What's Next?
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Residents in Kyiv said the re-election of President Vladimir Putin meant things were likely to get much worse in Ukraine, with a possible escalation of attacks ...
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#BREAKING : #Saudi Crown Prince congratulates #Russian president on re-election in a phone call https://arab.news/r3xua
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Russia expert Benjamin Hilgenstock is pessimistic after the election in Russia. The past two years have shown one thing: that Putin only knows one direction - ... Show more
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EU says Russian election took place in highly restricted environment of war: The European Union on Monday said the Russian election has taken place in a highly ...
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EU says Russian election took place in highly restricted environment of ...
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Michael Clarke: If Ukraine Can Survive The Year, 'Pendulum Could Shift' Against Russia
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Michael Clarke: If Ukraine Can Survive The Year, 'Pendulum Could ...
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Science - Can Russia disconnect from the World Wide Web?: In the wake of Russia's presidential election, we take a look at Moscow's efforts to disconnect from ...
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Science - Can Russia disconnect from the World Wide Web?
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Vladimir Putin Says He Is Ready for Peace in Ukraine, but Only on His Terms: The Russian leader’s predictable election landslide allows him to prosecute his war ...
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Vladimir Putin Says He Is Ready for Peace in Ukraine, but Only on His ...
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China’s President Xi Jinping has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election, stating it "fully reflects the support of the Russian people ...
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Thousands of Russians Abroad Gather in 'Noon Against Putin' Protest: In various cities including Paris, Berlin, and The Hague, Russians formed lengthy ...
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Thousands of Russians Abroad Gather in 'Noon Against Putin' ...