Russians head to the polls on Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to grant President Vladimir Putin a fifth term in power.
that Russian attempts to hold elections in occupied territories or to force regional residents to head to the polls would be"illegal" — a sentiment echoed by NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in a separate briefing, Reuters reported.Meanwhile, skirmishes continued Thursday in the Russian border regions of Belgorod and Kursk as three Ukraine-based Russian paramilitary groups — the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Siberia and RDK battalions — seek to break into Russian territory.
Two people were killed in a residential building in the central city of Vinnytsia, the regional governor said on Telegram.A view shows the damaged Belgorod city hall hit by a drone attack in Belgorod on March 12, 2024. "After the expiration of the humanitarian corridor, the destruction of military facilities in the Belgorod and Kursk regions will continue until the region is completely liberated from the troops of the Putin regime," the group said on Telegram.Russia is thought to have interfered with the satellite signal of an airplane carrying U.K. Defense Minister Grant Shapps on Thursday, Reuters reported citing multiple sources.
"Hungary's allies are warning Hungary of the dangers of its close and expanding relationship with Russia," he said in aAs Hungary's foreign minister and prime minister are continuing to engage with Russia, it appears fostering a close relationship with the country is part of Hungary's policy, Pressman said. If this is true, the allies would need to decide how to protect their security interests, he noted.
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