Election commission results on Monday (March 18) showed that President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term with an overwhelming number of votes, in an election that held little suspense. Putin was all but guaranteed to win re-election, having silenced or imprisoned all his major opponents.
Jewish enclave, home of a deported nation, a present for the Ukrainians: The long journey of the Crimean peninsula
A presidential election with no real competition allowed Vladimir Putin to claim strong public support for his domestic dominance and the invasion of Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has vowed Russia will not be “intimidated” after clinching victory in Russian presidential elections.
Vladimir Putin claims landslide Russian election victory Russian president uses victory speech to say war in Ukraine and strengthening military will be his main tasks
Voting has begun in Russia's presidential election, which is all but certain to hand Vladimir Putin another six years in power.
The Tu-160M is capable of carrying 12 cruise missiles and can fly approximately 7,500 miles without refueling
Even behind bars, the dissident leader was a threat to the corrupt Russian dictator.
Supporters and western officials condemn what they describe as a political assassination attributable to Russia’s president
Russia will work with whoever the Americans elect, but has its preferences, Vladimir Putin has said
The KGB agent turned warlord president has shaped Russia with resentment and force. As Donald Trump threatens to abandon NATO allies if he returns to the White House, Putin’s poised to take advantage.
The billionaire will continue his technological developments, but rules must be established, the Russian leader has said
The Russian president blamed Washington for masterminding the 2014 coup in Kiev, which led to the current conflict
Putin has withstood the West’s best efforts to reverse his invasion of Ukraine, and his hold on power is firm. The U.S. and its allies need a new strategy: containment.
As Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin grow ever closer, their mutual distrust of the US may be their strongest bond.
Vladimir Putin has long projected friendly ties to Israel. But his silence since Saturday’s assault illustrates how the war in Ukraine has strained the relationship between the two countries.
A fan of Vladimir Putin and fast cars, Robert Fico should return as prime minister of Slovakia following parliamentary elections on Saturday. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the career of a politician who was ousted from power five years ago after a journalist was murdered for revealing government corruption, and who used populism and disinformation to rise again.