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On March 18, 2018, Putin was easily elected to a fourth term as President of Russia, winning more than 76 percent of the vote in an election that saw 67 percent of all eligible voters cast ballots. Despite the opposition to his leadership that had surfaced during his third term, his clo...
“Whoever would try to stop us and further create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and lead you to such consequences that you have never faced in your history. We are ready for any outcome.”Vladimir Putin, ThePrint (21 February...
Many reforms that had been enacted faltered in their enforcement in the second half of Putin's term, or were not built upon, and Russia's regions and provinces managed to resist central government control in many instances. Putin was reelected in Mar., 2004, in an election that European o...
Who is the man some hope will overthrow Putin? UK and US sanction Russian hackers He is expected to face only token opposition in the next election, scheduled to be held on 17 March. Many of his political rivals have either left Russia or been jailed, including high-profile figures such ...
TUCKER CARLSON: I -- I beg your pardon, can you tell us what period -- I'm losing track of where in history we are? The Polish oppression of Ukraine -- PRESIDENT PUTIN: It was in the 13th century.TUCKER CARLSON: Okay. Now I will tell what happened later and give the dates so th...
Vladimir Putin marks year since election at peak of powerDmitry Zaks
Back in Russia, Putin left the KGB and quickly rose up the ranks as a trusted aide to Russia’s two most important democratic leaders — St Petersburg mayor Anatoly Sobchak and Boris Yeltsin, its first president. Once Yeltsin unexpectedly named Putin his successor on New Year’s Eve in 1999...
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The use of coercive power is not unpopular in Russia and coincides with the Russian economy performing well. Putin’s approval ratings are high. Putin won the presidential election in 2000 on the first round (electoral rules require a run-off if no candidate gets a majority), and has won ...