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Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly 25 years of rule.

The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has stifled independent media and prominent rights groups. Putin’s fiercest foe, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison in February, and other critics are either in jail or in exile. 

The 71-year-old Putin faces three token rivals from Kremlin-friendly parties, who have refrained from any criticism of him or his invasion of Ukraine. Putin has cast his war in Ukraine, now in its third year, as an existential battle against the U.S. and other Western powers bent on destroying Russia.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dude murdered his best rival. And this is who the Pope wants to surrender to.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Do you think Ukraine can win without foreign troops on the ground?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Who is going to win the suspense is killing me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I just want to be the first to congratulate Putin for winning the election with 135% of the votes