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BREAKING: Putin Elected Fourth Term As Russia President
Russian President, Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin has been re-elected for the fourth term as the President of Russia Putin on Sunday won fourth Kremlin term with 73.9 percent of the vote. He is expected to lead Russia for another six years. Vladimir Putin was earlier projected to win the Russian presidential election with 73.9 percent of the vote,...
Russia Election: Vladimir Putin set for fourth term with 74 percent of vote: exit poll
Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, stood against seven other candidates, but his most vocal critic Alexei Navalny was barred from the ballot for legal reasons and the final outcome was never in doubt. Moscow (AFP) – Vladimir Putin won Russia’s presidential election on Sunday with almost 74 percent of the vote,...
Putin on track for commanding win as Russians head to polls
UST-DJEGUTA, Russia – Russians vote in a presidential election on Sunday expected to give Vladimir Putin an easy victory, though the Kremlin could miss out on the resounding mandate it wants if large numbers, bored by a one-sided contest, do not bother to vote., Opinion polls give Putin, the incumbent, support of around 70 percent, or...
Saakashvili’s Supporters Hold Rally in Kiev Demanding Poroshenko’s Resignation
Saakashvili is broadcasting live the rally on his Facebook page. According to the Ukrayinska Pravda (Ukrainian Truth) news portal, the activists are planning to continue the protest near Poroshenko’s house in Kozyn settlement in the Kiev region. The protesters are reportedly holding banners saying “Poroshenko means poverty, immigration,”...
Vladimir Putin In 10 Dates
File photo: President Vladimir Putin/ Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFPVladimir Putin, who is expected to win a fourth term as Russian president in Sunday’s election, has reimposed the Kremlin’s grip over society since taking power 18 years ago. Here are key dates in the life of the 65-year-old former KGB officer: – October 7, 1952:...
Russian Presidential Election: Polls Open In Moscow
Russian paratroopers vote at a polling station during Russia’s presidential election in Stavropol on March 18, 2018.Danil Semyonov / AFPVoting opened Sunday in Moscow in Russia’s presidential election, with President Vladimir Putin set to secure a historic fourth Kremlin term amid escalating tensions with Britain and its allies over a...
Putin eyes fourth term as Russians go to polls
Russians voted Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term, as the country is embroiled in a crisis with Britain and its allies over a spy poisoning. With the vast country stretching across 11 time zones, polls opened in the Russian far east at 2000 GMT on Saturday and will close in Kaliningrad, the...
Putin eyes fourth term as Russians go to polls
Russians voted Sunday in an election set to hand President Vladimir Putin a fourth Kremlin term, as the country is embroiled in a crisis with Britain and its allies over a spy poisoning. With the vast country stretching across 11 time zones, polls opened in the Russian far east at 2000 GMT on Saturday and will close in Kaliningrad, the...
Russia votes with strongman Putin set for fourth term
Vladimir Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, is polling at around 70 percent ahead and is expected to win a historic fourth term in the presidential election on Sunday. © Sputnik/AFP / Alexey NIKOLSKYMOSCOW, Mar 18- Russians headed to the polls Sunday in elections set to hand President Vladimir Putin a historic fourth Kremlin...
Russian ‘Eurovision’ Singer Yulia Samoilova’s New Song is a YouTube Hit
Russian Eurovision-2018 participant Yulia Samoilova, who was banned from entering Ukraine to take part in Eurovision 2017, will represent Russia for Eurovision 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. According to Samoilova her latest song is very personal, and addresses her own willpower and faith. “It’s a very personal song, it’s about the...
