A forever war, more repression, Putin for life? Russia’s bleak post-election outlook

The president ... an election with only one possible result, the Kremlin will claim a mandate for that war, enshrining Putin’s bloodiest gamble as the country’s finest moment. The Russian ... Read More

Kremlin cultivates image of Putin as Russia’s leader for life

(Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) When Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared for a late-night news conference to claim a fifth term, he looked visibly elated, as if manipulating another election ... Read More

Vladimir Putin claims landslide Russian election victory

Russian president ... life and decency.” The German foreign ministry wrote in a post on X that the “pseudo-election in #Russia is neither free nor fair, the result will surprise nobody. Putin ... Read More

Russia’s Presidential Election: Putin Urges Russians To Take Part In Polls, Says ‘I’m Calling On You’

Moscow: Ahead of the presidential election ... of imprisoned Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, it's fair to say Putin's political career has reached the president-for-life stage, CNN ... Read More

Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia's president after tightly controlled vote

Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia ... time in my life that I see such absurdity.” — Stanislav Andreychuk, co-chair of Golos independent election ... Read More

Russia Formalises Putin Election Win, Dismissing Criticism

Russia formalised Thursday President Vladimir Putin's victory in last week's presidential election, dismissing scathing criticism by the West and independent Russian observers that it was the most ... Read More

Putin secures 5th term as Russian president in election with no real opposition, addresses Navalny death

Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Please enter a valid email address. Russian President Vladimir Putin secured a fifth term in ... Read More

Russia’s presidential election is nearing. We already know who the winner will be

Russia is nearing a presidential ... Outside of election cycles, the Kremlin’s propaganda machine targets voters with occasionally hysterical pro-Putin material, and many news websites based ... Read More

Putin To Secure 87 Percent In Russian Presidential Election: Exit Poll

Russian leader Vladimir Putin was slated to win presidential elections with 87 percent of the vote, state-run exit polls showed Sunday, following a ballot that included no real opposition candidates. Read More

What to know about Russia’s presidential election, set to give Putin another six-year term

This week's election in Russia is expected to cement President Vladimir Putin's grip on power until at least 2030. Any opposition figures who could have challenged him are either in prison or ... Read More

Putin declares victory in Russia's presidential election

March 17 (UPI) --Russian President ... term in office in a election that has been widely discredited as illegitimate. The results show Putin with 87% of the votes cast, according to Russia's Central ... Read More

Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth term as Russia’s president after tightly controlled vote

Vladimir Putin secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia ... time in my life that I see such absurdity.” — Stanislav Andreychuk, co-chair of Golos independent election watchdo ... Read More