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Vladimir Putin is likely to stay in power until "the end of his natural life" or until he is overthrown, an anti-corruption campaigner said on Friday as Russians voted in presidential polls.

Russians begin voting in a three-day election that is almost certain to hand the president six more years.

A satin leopard headscarf framing her face, 23-year-old Russian ballerina Nadezhda walked away from the electronic booth after voting for the first time, but without much enthusiasm.

The Nordic nation’s PM says it has been the target of ‘instrumentalised migration’ facilitated by its neighbour, Russia.

President Vladimir Putin faces just three rivals in Russia's March 15-17 presidential election after anti-war candidates were barred from running. But Leonid Slutsky, Nikolai Kharitonov and Vladislav Davankov do not pose much of a challenge for the Russian leader, who is all but guaranteed to secure another six-year term.

Longtime Russian leader faces no meaningful opposition after death in Arctic penal colony of Alexei Navalny

Can Poland’s Tusk help Scholz and Macron, who are divided over sending troops to Ukraine, find common ground?

Exiled Russians who have fled to France since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine have few illusions about the outcome of Russia's presidential election. Voting began this Friday, with the main aim being to ensure a high turnout, rather than deciding on Vladimir Putin's re-election, which is a certainty. The vote…

Emmanuel Macron put on a show of unity with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as they were seeking to bolster Europe’s response to the threat from Vladimir Putin.

Military powers agree to step up purchase of ammunition for Kyiv in effort to dampen mutual tensions over Russia stance

The US Senate majority leader says Netanyahu is an ‘obstacle to peace’. Plus, father of mass shooter found guilty of involuntary manslaughter