Putin officially re-elected with 87.28% of the vote…

2024-03-18 12:49:39

1:46 p.m

Putin wins a 5th term with 87.28% of the vote

It’s official ! According to figures from the Russian electoral commission, Vladimir Putin was re-elected with 87.28% of the vote, in line with initial estimates.

1:30 p.m

“I can’t wait for us to work together”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Vladimir Putin on his re-election as head of Russia. “I look forward to working together to further strengthen the enduring special and privileged partnership between India and Russia in the years to come,” the Indian leader wrote on the X network.

12h08

Ukraine claims destruction of 17 drones

kyiv said Monday it had shot down 17 combat drones out of a total of 22 drones and seven missiles launched by Russia overnight, and reported the intensification of Russian bombings on its border region of Sumy.

The governor of the Poltava region (center) notably reported an attack on the Kremenchuk district, where the country’s largest refinery is located, already hit by several Russian strikes since the start of the invasion.

12h03

Alexeï Navalny’s widow has “lost her roots” and “her link with the Fatherland”, according to Moscow

The Kremlin estimated Monday that Yulia Navalnaïa, who took up the torch from her late husband (Russian opponent Alexeï Navalny), had lost her “roots” and “the pulse” of the Russians, after the re-election of Vladimir Putin with 87%. votes.

“This Yulia Navalnaïa that you mentioned is increasingly one of those people who lose their roots, lose their connection with the Homeland, lose their understanding of their Homeland, no longer feel the pulse of their country,” said Dmitri Peskov, door -spokesperson for the Russian presidency responding to a question from a journalist.

12h01

Two dead in new strike in Russia

Two people died Monday in the Russian region of Belgorod after a strike from Ukraine, which increased bombings on border areas in response to Russia’s offensive, local authorities announced.

They are a 17-year-old young man and another man whose age has not been specified. Both were in the same house targeted by this strike. “They died from their injuries before help arrived,” Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram, specifying that the bombing had taken place in the village of Nikolskoye and that it had also left four injured.

11h25

In Russia, the electoral commission welcomes “the record victory” of Vladimir Putin

“This is a record indicator.” Namely “nearly 76 million votes” cast in favor of Vladimir Putin at the polls. This Monday morning, the Russian electoral commission welcomed the re-election of the president, specifying that he had collected 87.29% of the votes, out of 99.76% counted. Official results are due to be announced on Thursday. In power since 2000, Vladimir Putin saw his score jump 10 points compared to 2018.

11h14

In turn, Germany criticizes “Putin’s infamous action against his own people”

“The election in Russia was an election without choice,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday before a meeting with her European Union counterparts in Brussels.

The electoral process shows Putin’s “nefarious action against his own people”, she added. “Organizing so-called elections in parts of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova is contrary to international law,” also denounced the head of German diplomacy.

10h08

France deplores that “the conditions for a free election have not been met” in Russia

This Monday morning, Paris, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deplored that “the conditions for a free, pluralist and democratic election” had not been “once again” met in Russia, after the re-election of Vladimir Poutine.

The electoral process took place “in the context of increased repression against civil society and any form of opposition to the regime, ever-stronger restrictions on freedom of expression and the ban of the functioning of independent media,” he underlined.

For its part, China considered that the results, recorded at the ballot boxes, reflected the “full support of the Russians” for their president.

09h57

Paris “salutes the courage” of the many Russians who peacefully demonstrated their opposition

09h28

Putin, a man “drunk with power”, according to Zelensky

Sunday evening Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, estimated that his Russian counterpart was a man “drunk with power” who wants to “reign eternally”.

Vladimir Putin, who will be able to run again after this new mandate to potentially remain in power until 2036.

09h02

“Our men are mowing down the enemy”

A few hours after announcing his victory, Vladimir Putin estimated that his troops had the advantage on the ground against kyiv’s forces on the front in Ukraine, promising once again that Moscow’s objectives would be “achieved”.

“Overall, the initiative lies entirely with the Russian armed forces, and in some areas our men are mowing down the enemy,” he said in a televised speech.

08h59

China congratulates Vladimir Putin

Beijing congratulated Vladimir Putin on Monday the day after his victory in the presidential election in Russia, saying it was convinced that relations between the two countries “will continue to progress” in the coming years.

China and Russia are “comprehensive strategic cooperation partners,” the Chinese government spokesperson also recalled, stressing that this year marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

08h54

Russia will not allow itself to be “intimidated” by its adversaries

Vladimir Putin, re-elected for six more years in the Kremlin according to almost complete results of an unopposed presidential election, painted the portrait of a Russia “consolidated” by its victory and which will not allow itself to be “intimidated” by its adversaries. years after the start of the assault on Ukraine.

“It doesn’t matter who wants to intimidate us or how much, it doesn’t matter who wants to crush us or how much, our will or our conscience. No one has ever managed to do something like this in history. It did not work today and will not work in the future,” said the 71-year-old president.

08h48

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