Russia’s Putin hails victory in election criticised as illegitimate
2024-03-18 08:55:02 source：The Aljazeera
March 17, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cemented his grip on power in a landslide election victory that has been widely criticised as lacking democratic legitimacy.
In a post-election news conference, Putin cast the outcome as a vindication of his decision to defy the West and invade Ukraine.
“No matter who or how much they want to intimidate us, no matter who or how much they want to suppress us, our will, our consciousness – no one has ever succeeded in anything like this in history,” Putin said in an address from his campaign headquarters early on Monday morning.
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