The partial count confirms the president’s resounding victory in a vote where he faced no real opposition. The leader also admitted for the first time that, before his death, there were plans to swap Alexei Navalny for a Russian prisoner held in Germany
The president, who came to power 24 years ago, is poised to win the presidential election for a fifth time, while his main opponents are in jail, exiled or dead
Residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod report an unprecedented intensity of attacks attributed to Ukraine. In Kursk, support for the president is resounding on the first election day
The president’s three supposed rivals all support the Kremlin and the vote, which will be held from Friday to Sunday without international observers, uses an opaque electronic system
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have been warning for years about Moscow’s attempts to destabilize these nations and persecute Russian citizens on their territory
The strikes targeted infrastructure and reportedly destroyed a Lukoil refinery and a fuel depot while Russian pro-Ukraine paramilitaries fought Kremlin troops in border skirmishes
Moscow’s official doctrine allows these weapons to be used if ‘the very existence of the Russian Federation is under threat’
Kremlin propaganda links Nazism to purge of Soviet mark in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where fears of Russian aggression mount
Putin threatens to keep numerous Western assets while accelerating privatization and bestowing his blessing on the new millionaires who support him
Yulia Navalnaya’s announcement that she will continue her husband’s fight has sparked a degree of hope in some dissidents, despite the fact that the Kremlin’s threats will prevent her from doing politics in Russia
The Kremlin has intensified internal repression a month before the elections, which will be held without rivals. Meanwhile, Russian forces are advancing in the war against Ukraine, while US aid falters
Thousands of individuals laid flowers at monuments to the victims of political repression throughout the country after the death of the well-known activist. The police have dispersed some of the spontaneous acts
Russian authorities have opened at least 883 criminal cases against dissidents since the start of the Ukraine invasion. The repression not only extends to the democratic opposition, but also to sectors favorable to the war but dissatisfied with the president and the military leadership
The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness
Carlson received several rebukes by saying ‘not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview the president of the other country involved in this conflict’ at a time when two US reporters are imprisoned in Russia
Some of these women have started a channel on Telegram to call for the demobilization of their soldiers. Two months before the elections, this display of discontent is a headache for the Kremlin
The restrictions imposed on Moscow have reduced its military capacity, but after almost two years they have not caused the bankruptcy predicted by the West
The president confirms that he will participate in the three-day presidential election to be held on March 17. Under current law, he could remain in office until 2036
Putin has approved amnesty for female prisoners who are not repeat offenders, non-violent offenders or those with young children as a measure to boost the birth rate
Vladimir Putin has ordered the maximum number of army personnel to be raised to 2.2 million while the Ministry of Defense has reduced the list of diseases that provide exemption from conscription
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The leader of the Memorial Center for the Defense of Rights doubts the effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russians and says that it will take a generation for his country to overcome imperialism
EL PAÍS has been traveling to the area controlled by Russian troops for more than a year. The few remaining inhabitants have tried to resume their lives, amidst the constant noise of artillery from the front
The Kremlin, which is facing accusations of war crimes for its invasion of Ukraine, has denounced the US and the EU for having double standards when it comes to the Middle East. Beijing, meanwhile, is trying to promote its image as a mediator
The Kremlin’s plan uses an optimistic oil revenue estimate for next year, as the country’s birth rate drops to levels not seen since the Soviet Union’s collapse
Marina Ovsyannikova, who interrupted a live broadcast of one of Russia’s most-watched news programs and also called Vladimir Putin a killer, lives in France under consular protection
The failure of its first mission to the Moon in 47 years has revived doubts about the Russian space industry, which is stifled by a lack of support both inside and outside the country