Europe

Putin declared winner of Russia’s presidential race with record number of votes

Russia president unleashed country’s harshest crackdown on opposition and free speech since Soviet times.

After his reelection announcement, Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the election protest against him by the opposition had "no effect."
Mon Mar 18 2024 - 09:45 • 4 MIN READ

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