The elections in Russia as a whole are a sham. The Kremlin controls who's on the ballot. The Kremlin controls how they can campaign. To say nothing of being able to control every aspect of the ...

For the Kremlin, a resounding first-round win will give the incumbent ... if the presidential vote is indeed a referendum on Russia’s war, does the election give Putin a free hand to continue ...

Russia formalised Thursday President Vladimir Putin's victory in last week's presidential election, dismissing scathing ... despite Putin's win being inevitable. The Russian leader thanked ...

America’s biggest adversaries, Russia and China, are hoping for a Trump win in the 2024 US election, Ian Bremmer explains on GZERO World.

there's little doubt current President Vladimir Putin will win a fifth term. So why do authoritarian leaders hold elections at all? I discussed Russia and other seemingly predetermined election ...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has hailed ... thousands in Moscow's Red Square a day after claiming a landslide election win. The vote has been condemned by Western governments as a sham.

As I talk to people it becomes clear that the Russia as seen on TV has many supporters. "I hope Vladimir Putin will win the election and that it will end the war," Lyudmila tells me. "So many ...

While autocratic regimes like Russia’s have proved adept at ... 3-things-to-watch-for-in-russias-presidential-election-other-than-putins-win-that-is-225013.

The Kremlin had encouraged Russians to vote out of patriotic duty, despite Putin's win being inevitable ... on the final day of the vote. The election was also marred by ballot spoiling -- with some ...

Image caption, Russia wants its citizens and the world to believe everything is picture-perfect "I hope Vladimir Putin will win the election and that it will end the war," Lyudmila tells me.