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17.03 / 20:43

security Election Simulation President social prevention Reactions abroad to Russia's presidential election

(Reuters) — Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to Russia's presidential election, which handed Vladimir Putin a landslide win and another six-year term in office, according to first official results on Sunday.

17.03 / 17:07

Citi Election Boxing War country Videos Russians crowd polling stations in apparent protest as Vladimir Putin is set to extend his rule

Vladimir Putin. Putin is poised to extend his nearly quarter century of rule for six more years after a relentless crackdown on dissent.

17.03 / 15:25

UPS Reuters Action Election show peace Thousands of Russians join Navalny-inspired 'noon against Putin' election protest

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn

17.03 / 12:49

UPS Reuters Action President Videos peace 'Noon against Putin': Thousands of Russians turn out to fulfil Navalny's 'last wish'

polling stations across Russia on Sunday to take part in what the anti-Kremlin opposition said was a peaceful but symbolic political protest against the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. In an action called «Noon against Putin», Russians who oppose the veteran Kremlin leader went to their local polling station at midday to either spoil their ballot paper in protest or to vote for one of the three candidates standing against Putin, who is widely expected to win by a landslide.

17.03 / 12:49

Waves Target Southern President War reports Ukraine launches far-ranging drone attacks on final day of Russia's presidential vote

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six years. The Russian Defence Ministry reported downing 35 Ukrainian drones overnight, including four in the Moscow region. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties or damage.

17.03 / 10:55

Election President War country Updates Russian Elections 2024: Vladimir Putin inches closer to become longest-serving President in 200 years | 10 key updates

Russian Elections 2024: President Vladimir Putin is all set to win a fifth term in office and tighten his grip on power with no real challengers in the Russian Elections 2024. The voting, which started on Friday witnessed occasional signs of protests as some voters vandalized the ballot box or filled them with ink in their solidarity with Alexei Navalny, the most vociferous critic of Vladimir Putin, who died in an Arctic prison last month. The Russian Elections 2024 are coming just two years after Vladimir Putin started the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II when he invaded Ukraine.

17.03 / 07:13

Action Election President War country testing Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations of Kyiv sabotage

By Lidia Kelly

17.03 / 03:43

markets Target economy Election Trade President Charting the global economy: India’s inflation changed little in Feb, US takes a closer look at China shipbuilding subsidies

Federal Reserve in no rush to start lowering interest rates. Industrial production figures illustrated a euro area economy that’s merely limping along. In Japan, speculation intensified for the first rate hike in more than a decade after the country’s largest labor union secured big wage deals. The world of geopolitics continued to evolve, including Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries, declining foreign investment in China and US concerns about Beijing’s subsidies for shipbuilders.

17.03 / 03:43

UPS Citi Election show stage country Protest call as Russian vote to confirm Putin wraps up

election that is guaranteed to cement Vladimir Putin's hardline rule. The three-day vote has already been marred by a surge in fatal Ukrainian bombardments and a series of incursions into Russian territory by pro-Ukrainian sabotage groups.

17.03 / 02:13

Provident Election President Universities testing Top events on March 17: INDIA bloc's mega rally in Mumbai, PM Modi in Andhra Pradesh, Russian polls conclude, and more

Rahul Gandhi, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, RJD leader and former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav are some opposition leaders who will take part in the campaign. - Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold the first NDA rally in Andhra Pradesh today, March 17. This comes days after he completed an extensive 10-state tour of India, during which he unveiled development projects valued at thousands of crores and attended numerous important occasions including his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since Article 370 was abrogated.

16.03 / 23:11

Citi Election Boxing President country reports Russia accuses Kyiv of election sabotage, Medvedev warns 'traitors'

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Saturday of using «terrorist activities» to try to disrupt its presidential election and former President Dmitry Medvedev decried as «traitors» the scattered protesters who have tried to set fire to voting booths and pour dye into ballot boxes.

16.03 / 05:37

UPS Election President Experts Universities War How does Putin stay in power?

Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, are eligible to cast a ballot in Russian elections, which take place over three days until March 17.But how they vote doesn’t matter. Vladimir Putin will win.‘We have a very similar situation (to the joke),” University of Professor Aurel Braun says, adding Putin will not only win but determine the vote’s percentage.“And therefore, this is a sham election.”Putin has been president since 2000, pausing between 2008 and 2012 to take the lesser prime minister role and only because the Russian constitution bans anyone from serving more than two terms in a row.Through plebiscites and reform, the former KGB agent has changed the rules.

16.03 / 03:43

President War country reports parachuting North Korea's Kim enjoys a Russian luxury limousine gifted by Putin as the two nations expand ties

Kim Jong Un used a Russian luxury limousine gifted by President Vladimir Putin recently, Kim's sister said Saturday, praising the car's «special function» and the two countries' deepening bilateral ties. In February, Putin sent Kim a high-end Aurus Senat limousine, which he had shown to the North Korean leader when they met for a summit in Russia in September. Observers said the shipment violated a United Nations resolution aimed at pressuring the North to give up its nuclear weapons program by banning the supply of luxury items to North Korea.

16.03 / 01:09

Strategy Election President track country electronic Top news today: PM Modi in Nagarkurnool, EC to announce Lok Sabha poll schedule and more | Track March 16 events here

Telangana on Saturday, the BJP said in an official statement. The BJP is formulating strategies to win more seats in the Lok Sabha elections in the state this time. The party's top leaders have already focused on Telangana.

16.03 / 01:09

Platform Election country electronic reports Russia Elections 2024: Putin votes online on first day of Russian presidential election

Vladimir Putin electronically submitted his vote in the presidential elections on the first day of Presidential elections, the state media TASS said. The Kremlin released video footage depicting Putin walking to a computer in his office, voting, and subsequently smiling and waving at the camera. A message displayed on the computer screen confirmed the successful casting of his vote.

15.03 / 18:13

Sustainability Election Pride country rights politician NOT Not just polls: Fifty shades of democracy

Elections are in the air. Whether it's India's that's around the corner, Russia's currently underway, or Britain's and America's this winter, democracies take pride in conducting elections — even when some do it less freely and fairly than others. Incumbent Vladimir Putin, for instance, will be declared victor for the fifth — and third consecutive — time.

15.03 / 15:53

Citi security Election Boxing President show Russian Presidential Election: Ballot boxes vandalised on first day of voting

Russian Presidential Election: The first day of voting in Russia's presidential election was marred by acts of vandalism at polling stations Friday, with at least nine arrests for pouring dye into ballot boxes and arson attacks. Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six years in the Kremlin after a three-day vote he has cast as a show of Russians' loyalty and support for his military assault on Ukraine, now in its third year.

15.03 / 07:39

European Union European Parliament European Commission Bitcoin stock surpasses €55,000 mark

The price of cryptocurrency's flagship stock has shot above the €55,000 ($60,000) mark for the first time since November 2021, when it hit a record-high of what today would be the equivalent of above €60,000 ($68,991).

15.03 / 02:29

Citizens security Election President reports Russia election 2024: Russians to cast vote today amid Putin's possible ‘extended rule’. All you need to know

Russia is holding its presidential election from Friday as President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to secure victory, barring any unforeseen developments. The election results are anticipated to be announced shortly thereafter, with the winner set to be inaugurated in May. If successful, Putin will begin another six-year term, extending his tenure as the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Josef Stalin.

14.03 / 18:29

UPS security President show country Country going through difficult period: Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged Russians to stay the course in the face of a «difficult period», hours before polls open in a vote set to extend his hardline rule. The former KGB agent is set to secure another six-year term this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine.

14.03 / 03:07

UPS Reuters President country Interviews Oil prices underpinned by US inventory data, attacks on Russian refineries

crude stockpiles indicated strengthening demand, while possible supply disruptions following Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries also underpinned prices. Brent futures rose 10 cents, or 0.12%, to $84.13 a barrel at 0115 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up 7 cents, or 0.9%, at $79.79 per barrel.

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