Putin Wins, but Opposition Keeps Pressing

#NationOnline Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to stay in office for another six years after securing a landslide victory in the weekend presidential election. Results published today by Russia's Central Election Commission show that the 71-year-old, who faced just three challengers, secured nearly 88 percent of the vote with his closest rival amassing four percent in an election preceded by massive crackdowns on the opposition and free speech. Meanwhile, Russian allies, including China a

🇷🇺 Russian Leaders (from the Soviet Union to Modern Russia) 1. ☭ Vladimir Lenin (1922–1924) 2. ☭ Joseph Stalin (1924–1953) 3. ☭ Georgy Malenkov (1953–1955) 4. ☭ Nikita Khrushchev (1955–1964) 5. ☭ Leonid Brezhnev (1964–1982) 6. ☭ Yuri Andropov (1982–1984) 7. ☭ Konstantin Chernenko (1984–1985) 8. ☭ Mikhail Gorbachev (1985–1991) 9. 🇷🇺 Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999) 10. 🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin (2000–2008) 11. 🇷🇺 Dmitry Medvedev (2008–2012) 12. 🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin (2012–Present) 📚 Source: Wikipedia 📝

Kremlin Comeback: Putin in 2012 Presidential bid

Trump discusses 'Russian Hoax' in long call with Putin

Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of either being a willing dupe for Russian President Vladimir Putin or conspiring to aid the Kremlin in the final stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign. “Putin is a trained intelligence officer from the old KGB. He knows he can use flattery to get into Donald’s head to make Donald the Kremlin’s puppet — and it seems to be working,” she said. “So ask yourself, why would Putin be trying to get Donald elected president?” Mrs. Clinton said. “Could it be becau