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Putin is set to win a fifth term by a landslide of 87.8%, according to a Russian exit poll

Russians crowded outside polling stations at noon Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives after he ruthlessly cracked down on dissent.

France 24

Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attacks On Russian Territory

Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russia during presidential vote; Russian forces retaliate. Conflict escalates with casualties and cross-border raids.

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Russians vote in presidential election amid sporadic acts of protest

Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule for six more years after he stifled dissent.

France 24

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Russian Strikes Kill 16, Including Rescuers, In Odesa

Ukraine said Friday that Russian forces had pounded the Black Sea port city of Odesa with missiles, killing more than a dozen people including a paramedic and a rescue worker.

International Business Times

‘Russia’s African lab’: How Putin won over Burkina Faso after French adieu

Russia is increasing its influence in Burkina Faso, where disillusionment with French politics has left a void.

Al Jazeera

What to know about Russia's election, sure to hand Putin another term

Putin forever? Russia's president goes into this week's election with no serious contenders, cementing his already quarter-century hold on the Kremlin through at least 2030.

WEKU

As Putin eyes sure reelection, Russia’s economy defies sanctions, critics

Russian president’s all but guaranteed fifth term in power comes as economy has outperformed expectations.

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A forever war, more repression, Putin for life? Russia’s bleak post-election outlook

The president will use his inevitable win in the polls as a mandate for continuing the assault on Ukraine and going after domestic ‘elites’

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces fending off attacks by pro-Kyiv fighters

National guard says it is fighting off the attacks from exiled Russian forces; Moscow believed to have jammed British defence minister’s satellite signal on aircraft. What we know on day 751

The Guardian - AU

Naomi Campbell's global property portfolio: from a James Bond style Moscow mansion to a seaside Kenyan retreat

The supermodel is very private about her homes, but she’s been connected to some very glamorous residences

Evening Standard

Crude Prices Rally on EIA Report and Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Refineries

April WTI crude oil (CLJ24 ) is up +1.54 (+1.99%), and Apr RBOB gasoline (RBJ24 ) is up +0.0698 (+2.70%). Oil prices are higher today on a bullish U.S. EIA weekly inventory report and on Ukrainian drone strikes on three Russian refineries. Rosneft's Ryazan refinery near Moscow was set ablaze...

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Lithuania blames Putin for Vilnius hammer attack on Navalny aide

Baltic country’s state security says assault on Leonid Volkov was probably to stop Russian opposition influencing election

The Guardian - UK

Putin resumes ‘sabre-rattling’ with warning Russia ready for nuclear war

Ahead of weekend elections, Russian president boasts his country’s nuclear capabilities are superior to the West’s.

Al Jazeera

Putin Says Russian Nuclear Weapons 'More Advanced' Than In US

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lauded Moscow's nuclear arsenal and warned that he was ready to deploy the weapons if Russia's sovereignty was threatened.

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Evening Standard

Alexei Navalny ally attacked with hammer and tear gas in Lithuania

Leonid Volkov used to be in charge of Mr Navalny's regional offices and election campaigns

WEKU

The top strategist of late Russian opposition leader Navalny is attacked in Lithuania

A Navalny spokesperson said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov's car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer in Lithuania's capital.

International Business Times

Putin 'Only Understands Force:' Russian Chess Legend

Kremlin critic and chess legend Garry Kasparov on Tuesday called for a stronger Western response to Moscow's aggression in Ukraine and said Russian dissident voices must be included in efforts to stand up to Vladimir Putin.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian drones and missiles strike Russian oil refineries

Ukraine continues to target Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure.

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Al Jazeera

‘Treaties don’t work’: Wanted Western fugitives hide in wartime Russia

Moscow’s cooperation on extraditions with its westward neighbours has practically ceased since the Ukraine war began.

Evening Standard

Ukraine launches wave of drone attacks on Russia

At least 25 drones and seven missiles were used in the large-scale air strikes, says Russia's defence ministry

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Russian advances stopped, says Zelenskiy – ‘we have recovered our situation in the east’

Ukrainian president tells French TV that status of the frontline is at its best in three months – what we know on day 748

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine disrupts production at Russian refinery in cross-border strikes on oil facilities

Drone and rocket attacks on energy infrastructure come as pro-Ukraine battalions claim raid across border

International Business Times

Zelensky Claims Russian Advance In Ukraine 'Halted'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday the situation for his troops was improving having "halted" Russian advances on the front, as Kyiv rejected Pope Francis's suggestion to negotiate with Moscow.

Al Jazeera

Russia, NATO at odds over pope’s call for Ukraine to show ‘white flag’

Moscow said the pope’s comment was ‘quite understandable’ while NATO said ‘it’s not the time to talk about surrender’.

International Business Times

NATO Prepares For Russian Threat In Harsh Arctic

Finnish conscript Atte Ohman readied himself aboard a US landing ship to storm a snow-swept Norwegian beach as part of a rapid response unit pushing out an invading enemy.

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