Day: March 19, 2024

President Vladimir Putin on Monday hailed the “return” to Russia of annexed Ukrainian territories, after winning an election slammed as illegitimate by Western powers. The ex-spy won over 87 percent of the vote in a three-day ballot that included voting in parts of Ukraine held by Russian forces. Moscow has presented the weekend presidential election […]

By Vicky Wong,BBC News Reuters Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has hailed the “return” of Crimea to Russia at a concert marking the 10th anniversary of the illegal annexation of the territory from Ukraine. He said Crimea had “returned to its home harbour” and that it would move forwards with Russia “hand in hand”. Mr Putin […]