Russian President Vladimir Putin, won the recent Presidential elections by securing 87.97 per cent of the votes in Russia.

Delhi:

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 71, won the recent Presidential elections by securing 87.97 per cent of the votes in Russia on Sunday. With a six-year term set to follow, he will become Russia’s longest-serving leader in more than 200 years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin today.

“Look forward to working together to further strengthen the time-tested Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia in the years to come,” PM Modi said in a post on X.

Leaders of China and North Korea also congratulated the Russian President. The United States, meanwhile, denounced the polls.

A White House National Security Council spokesperson said, “The elections are obviously not free nor fair given how Putin has imprisoned political opponents and prevented others from running against him.

Putin has addressed thousands of people in Moscow’s Red Square, after claiming a landslide election win on Sunday.

On Sunday, Vladimir Putin won a fifth term as Russian president by a landslide of 87% votes. He faced no credible opposition in this election.

Germany called it a “pseudo-election”, while the US said the vote is “obviously not free nor fair”

But China, India, Iran, and North Korea backed the result.

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