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Russia blocks access to 'Smart Voting' website linked to Alexei Navalny

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Russia blocks access to 'Smart Voting' website linked to Alexei Navalny

Russia blocks access to 'Smart Voting' website linked to Alexei Navalny

Russia's communications watchdog has blocked access to a voting website linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over its ties to "extremist organisations".


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Austrian graffiti duo Joel Gamnou painted the portraits, receiving mostly positive feedback from the public, although criticism arose from certain groups alleging political misuse of the wall.

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Alexei Navalny: Russian court rejects Navalny mother’s case alleging improper medical care| Oneindia [Video]

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A lawsuit filed by the mother of the late Russian opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, alleging inadequate medical care during his time in the Arctic penal colony where he passed away, has been dismissed. The court in the town of Labytnangi, near the penal colony, rejected the suit, citing Navalny's absence as the plaintiff. Ivan Zhdanov, a former aide to Navalny, expressed dismay over the decision, highlighting Navalny's history of filing lawsuits regarding medical care in prisons. The dismissal, Zhdanov noted, comes with a tone of mockery, given Navalny's tragic demise. ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.194~

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Vladimir Putin Secures 5th Term as Russia’s President [Video]

Vladimir Putin Secures 5th Term as Russia’s President

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Election In Russia On 15th March, Vladimir Putin Likely To Tighten His Grip On Power| Oneindia News [Video]

Election In Russia On 15th March, Vladimir Putin Likely To Tighten His Grip On Power| Oneindia News

Elections in Russia are imminent, with President Putin urging participation from March 15-17, stressing unity. Putin, set for his fifth term, faces little opposition after Navalny's demise. Early global voting proceeds smoothly, including in Eastern Ukraine. Kyiv condemns this, citing violations of international law. The Russian Federation Council sets the official election date for March 17, signalling Putin's entrenched leadership akin to a president-for-life. #Russia #RussiaElections #VladimirPutin #EasternUkraine #Kyiv #AlexeiNavalny #RussiaElectionnews #RussianFederation #Kremlin #Zelensky #Electionresults #Worldnews #Oneindia #Oneindianews ~HT.178~PR.152~ED.101~GR.124~

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Lithuania blames Russia for hammer attack on exiled Navalny aide

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Kremlin ‘trying to pin the blame on the West’ for Moscow terror attack

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Supporting Putin: Into the minds of Russian voters

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Moscow 'to falsify' votes in occupied Ukrainian regions [Video]

Moscow 'to falsify' votes in occupied Ukrainian regions

ISW continues to assess that the Kremlin and Russia-installed occupation officials intend to falsify votes in support of Russian President Vladimir Putin and fabricate a large voter turnout in an attempt to legitimize Russia’s occupation of Ukraine to the international community.

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