President Vladimir Putin is basking in a victory early that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader’s total control of the country’s political system.
WorldA woman casts a ballot at a polling station located in the school gymnasium during a presidential election in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, March 15, 2024. Voters in Russia are heading to the polls for a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule after he clamped down on dissent. for six more years.
In the tightly controlled environment, Navalny's associates urged those unhappy with Putin or the war to go to the polls at noon on Sunday — and lines outside a number of polling stations both inside Russia and at its embassies around the world appeared to swell at that time. Some Russians waiting to vote in Moscow and St. Petersburg told The Associated Press that they were taking part in the protest, but it wasn’t possible to confirm whether all of those in line were doing so.
Meduza, Russia’s biggest independent news outlet, published photos of ballots it received from their readers, with “killer” inscribed on one and “The Hague awaits you” on another. The latter refers to an arrest warrant for Putin on Several people were arrested, including in Moscow and St. Petersburg, after they tried to start fires or set off explosives at polling stations while others were detained for throwing green antiseptic or ink into ballot boxes.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Biden says he's considering additional sanctions on Russia over Alexey Navalny's deathPresident Biden has blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
Read more »
No, Google didn’t confirm that the 1969 US moon landing was fakeAn Instagram video featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin recycles the consistently debunked conspiracy theory that
Read more »
Putin Issues Ominous Nuclear Warning to U.S.Russia is technically ready for a nuclear war, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
Read more »
Vladimir Putin is expected to win 2024 Russian presidential electionAccording to Russia’s Central Election Commission, Putin had some 87% of the vote with half of precincts counted.
Read more »
Russians cast ballots in an election preordained to extend President Vladimir Putin's ruleThe election is set to formalize six more years of power for Vladimir Putin.
Read more »
Wife of Russian political prisoner: Russian people “enraged” at Putin after years of “being lied to”This is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »