Fifth Term

Putin inaugurated as president for fifth term with Russia under tight grip

CNN — Vladimir Putin has formally begun his fifth term as Russia’s president in a carefully choreographed inauguration ceremony, in a country he has shaped in his image after first taking office nearly a quarter of a century ago. Putin won Russia’s stage-managed election by an overwhelming majority in March, securing for himself another six-year …

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Egypt Independent May 7, 2024

As a fifth term for Vladimir Putin looms, Russia is stepping up its war on its own people

CNN — On February 26, one of Russia’s longest-serving human rights activists stood up at the end of his trial in a Moscow court and offered his uncensored verdict on Russian democracy. “The state in our country is once again controlling not only social, political and economic life, but is now claiming full control over culture, scientific thought, …

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Egypt Independent March 11, 2024