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MOSCOW: Russian officials released early returns Sunday showing President Vladimir. has nearly 88% of the vote in an election where he stifled the opposition..
The vote, which holds little suspense, is taking place against the backdrop of the harshest crackdown on political opposition and freedom of speech in..
War has hung over the three day election: Ukraine has repeatedly attacked oil refineries in Russia, shelled Russian regions and sought to pierce Russian borders with proxy forces - a move Putin said would not be left unpunished...
While Putins re-election is not in doubt given his control over Russia and the absence of any real challengers, the former KGB spy wanted to show that he has the overwhelming support of Russians..
Independent Russian media posted images of spoiled ballots posted by voters, with killer and thief inscribed on one, and waiting for you in The Hague written on another, in a reference to an arrest warrant issued for Putin on war crimes..
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