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What can we expect from Vladimir Putin's fifth term?
Today's Big Question 'Conflict abroad and crackdown at home' to continue after Russian president secures new mandate
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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Putin's preordained win marred by protests
speed read Voters participated in a silent protest — endorsed by late opposition leader Alexei Navalny — against the president
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Russians start to vote in election Putin will win
speed read Putin's opponents are mostly in prison, exiled or dead
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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A 'nuclear timebomb': tensions rise over Ukraine power plant
Under the Radar Greenpeace accuses Vladimir Putin of threatening an 'unprecedented escalation' of war
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Last updated
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The state of Russian opposition after Navalny
The Explainer Potential challengers to Vladimir Putin have been jailed, exiled or barred from ballot
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Russians are filling America's news shortage
Talking Points Fake news sites spread propaganda while real newspapers die
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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'Democrats litigate; Republicans fight.'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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'Litigation will not save us from Trump'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Russia's 'grey zone' tactics in Finland’s snowy forests
Under the radar Tensions have risen between the two countries ever since Finland applied to join Nato last May
By The Week UK Published
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Why does secretive North Korea have no problem sending workers overseas?
Today's Big Question The hermit state commonly outsources forced labor to China, Russia and other countries
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Death of a dissident
Opinion How Navalny's fight against Putin will endure
By Susan Caskie Published
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'Trade spats are a sign of how the costs of a long war are only now sinking in'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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'The problem with climate change is the disconnect between action and impact'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Biden meets Navalny's widow, sets sanctions
Speed Read The president expressed his condolences to the family of Russian dissident Alexei Navalny
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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