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President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader's total control ...

German foreign ministry says 'Putin's rule is authoritarian' while UK foreign secretary says 'this is not what free and fair elections look like'

Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest ...

In today's newsletter: Another election win means the Russian president will probably stay in power until 2030 – an uncomfortable prospect for its war-weary ...

Vladimir Putin won Russia's presidential election with a landslide 87% of the vote. · A key challenge for Putin was ensuring high voter turnout. · Putin's victory ...

Vladimir Putin wins a fifth term as Russian president by a landslide of 87%, according to Russian exit polls · He faced no credible opposition candidate as the ...

Russian president casts election outcome as a vindication of his decision to defy the West and invade Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin basked in a victory early Monday that was never in doubt, as partial election results underlined the Russian leader's total control ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Vladimir Putin on winning another term as Russia's president and said China was set to maintain close ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and other leaders benefiting from Vladimir Putin's rejection of a Western-led global order, will be cheering his inevitable ...

Presidential election results underline Vladimir Putin's total control of Russia's political system, but his foes made their presence known.

After all, in Russia the Kremlin tightly controls the political system, including elections. But what will Vladimir Putin do with his 87%? What will a fifth ...

President Vladimir Putin has sealed his control over Russia for six more years with a predetermined landslide in an election that followed the harshest ...

Vladimir Putin won his fifth term with a record number of votes, Russia's Central Election Commission said Monday, in a contest critics said was neither ...

Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West ...

At a news conference in Moscow hours after polls closed, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his country for its support following a three-day election. He ...

The Kremlin stage-managed Russia's presidential vote over the weekend to send a singular message at home and abroad: that President Vladimir V. Putin's ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking on a visit to his campaign headquarters after a presidential election in Moscow, Russia, ...

Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Vladimir Putin's landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and North Korea ...

Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in. Natatlia Kolesnikova. /. POOL/AFP via Getty ...

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 ...

Vladimir Putin has won a new six-year term in the Kremlin in a presidential election in which he faced little competition. Official results say he received 87% ...

President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the ...

Vladimir Putin was reelected with 87% of ballots, in a three-day election derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.

A close-up image of Putin, who lifts his hand in a thumbs- Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on March ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny for the first time in public while claiming victory in a managed ...

Vladimir Putin has always refused to refer to his main opponent in Russia by name, but now that Alexei Navalny is dead, he has changed tack.

Speaking to reporters late Sunday night, Putin made rare comments on the death of his political nemesis Alexei Navalny.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country won't relent in its invasion of Ukraine and has announced plans for a buffer zone to protect against ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his rule until at least 2030 in a heavily stage-managed election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days ...

A day after a rubber-stamp presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said he would not back down in Russia's war against Ukraine.

MOSCOW — In a display of defiance against mounting reports of electoral fraud and Western criticism calling his election illegitimate, Russian President ...

A senior Ukrainian official said on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin's idea of creating a buffer zone inside Ukrainian territory was a clear ...

The president addresses thousands in Moscow after official figures suggest he won 87% of the vote.

Vladimir Putin has ruled Russia for a quarter century. This weekend's election results confirmed that he will reign for another six years.

The Russian leader made the comments following a presidential election that watchdogs have been quick to call a 'sham' contest.

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power, though thousands of opponents ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he agreed with the idea of a prisoner swap involving opposition leader Alexei Navalny, ...

While the Russian election results were condemned in the west, the reaction across Asia, Africa and Latin America shows a new global dynamic is emerging.

Putin Declares Victory in Sham Presidential Election · Lack of transparency, barred candidates, and vote-stuffing allegations marred the election's legitimacy.

In the wake of sweeping sanctions, Russia's Putin is leaning on China for economic and political support.

Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his intention to advance deeper into Ukraine and voiced new threats against the West a day after he secured his ...