opposition. With 99.7% of ballots counted, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party had won around 50% of

Vladimir Putin’s brutal invasion of his neighbour was motivated by the fear a successful Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has announced Russia will work to establish a new buffer zone within Ukraine to push

LONDON( Reuters)-President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday delivered a stark warning to Russian

MOSCOW( Reuters)-Russia goes to the polls on Friday to elect a new parliament in a three-day vote that the ruling United Russia party is expected to win despite a ratings slump after the biggest crackdown on the Kremlin's critics in years.... He has served as president or prime minister since 1999. The Kremlin leader's fiercest domestic critic, jailed anti-corruption firebrand Alexei Navalny, hopes a tactical voting campaign led by his team in exile can upstage United Russia and hurt its bid to

actions.... Nobody will believe this 87 percent figure." Why did Putin choose to be so unconvincing

. United Russia, a party that Putin helped found, had always been expected to win.... The Kremlin said the

MOSCOW( REUTERS)-The ruling United Russia party, which supports President Vladimir Putin, is on

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