Ukrainians and a rights group say people are being coerced to vote by their occupiers in election dismissed as a sham.
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The 71-year-old president is all but certain to win another term in a vote that begins on March 15.
Analysts say while Berlin may be embarrassed, it’s far from planning an attack to help Ukraine.
At 47, the recent widow promises to take on her late husband’s role, but there is discord among those opposing Putin.
The Russian president, in a state of the nation address, upped the ante. Should the world be worried about his threat?
Short of ammunition though not determination, Ukraine faces an uncertain future. What is clear is that it won’t give up.
Russia’s annexation of the peninsula was not recognised by any nation except Moscow.
Pro-Kremlin media have said Alexey Navalny had a blood clot. But critics say his death in jail was suspicious.
Navalny was Putin’s fiercest political opponent, galvanising Russians who otherwise saw no option to the president.
New commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyii has a strong history of tactical success, but much hinges on US military aid.