Navalny's associates - about Putin, who stated that he agreed to exchange the main opposition policy of Russia Ebrahim Noroozi / AP / Scanpix / Leta Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference after the elections, answering the question of the NBC journalist, first commented on the death of Alexei Navalny in a colony in Harpe.

And he added that he was allegedly ready to exchange his main political opponent Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP / Scanpix / Leta At a press conference, Vladimir Putin, following the results of the presidential election, was asked about Alexei Navalny. The question was asked by the correspondent of NBC Cyrus Simmons. Medusa publishes a complete decoding of the journalist’s question and Putin’s answer. Cyrus Simmons. Journalist Evan Gershkovich met these elections in prison.

At a press conference after the polls closed in Russia’s presidential vote, Vladimir Putin commented on the recent death of Alexey Navalny. Referring to the late opposition leader by name, which Putin has famously never done, the Russian president said: “As for Mr. Navalny. Yes, he passed away. This is always a sad event. But we’ve had other cases when people passed away in places of detention. Doesn’t this happen in the U.S.?

Vladimir Putin said that calls from the opposition to come to the polling stations during the “Noon Against Putin” rally are worthy of praise. “As they reported to me, calls were made to come vote at noon. And this was supposed to be a manifestation of opposition. Well, if there were calls to come vote, then, as I say in such cases, I will praise you for it,” he said at a press conference following the results of the presidential elections in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin spoke the name of Alexei Navalny for the first time at a press conference on the results of the presidential elections. He called his death a “sad event.” Putin’s speech was broadcast by the Rossiya-24 TV channel. “As for Mr. Navalny. Yes, he passed away. This is a sad event. We have had other cases when people in places of deprivation of liberty passed away. Didn't this happen in the USA? It happened more than once,” Putin said. He also stated that he agreed to his exchange.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke late in the evening of March 17 in Gostiny Dvor at his election headquarters. At the beginning of his speech, Putin said that he was pleased to be that evening “together with members of his team, like-minded people, comrades-in-arms.” “When we use this word - comrade-in-arms - we usually mean people who think closely, empathize, and have common goals. Like-minded people. But let's think about the meaning of this word, where it came from - comrade-in-arms.

How the presidential elections in Russia went. The main thing in three days of voting Shamil Zhumatov / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta According to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, 40% of the protocols were processed by 22:05 Moscow time. The current President of Russia Vladimir Putin is gaining 87.34% of the vote .

There are still people outside the Russian embassies in Berlin and Belgrade who stood in line for several hours and did not have time to vote in the Russian presidential elections. They are asking to extend the voting. A Meduza correspondent reports that in Berlin, people near the embassy are chanting “Open!” and “Shame!” "Medusa" Berlin "Medusa" Berlin In Belgrade, Russians chant “Extend!” and “Russia without Putin,” photographer Daniil Bolshakov told Meduza.

First Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexander Gorovoy said that during the election period 61 criminal cases were opened and 155 administrative protocols were drawn up. His words are quoted by TASS.

Just six months before, he re -elected for a new term, receiving 100% of the vote Patrick Robert / Sygma / Getty Images Head of a demolished statue of Saddam Hussein Twenty -one years ago - March 20, 2003 - the United States and its allies began the invasion of Iraq. The reason was the development of chemical weapons, which was supposedly conducted by the dictator Saddam Hussein, and his alleged ties with al-Qaeda (as it turned out later, these charges from the American authorities were false).

Update: According to the Central Election Commission, Putin is gaining 87.32% of the votes. By 8:00 Moscow time on March 18, the Central Election Commission reported that 99.67% of the protocols had been processed. Current Russian President Vladimir Putin has gained 87.97% of the votes in the presidential elections after processing 24.4% of the protocols, RIA Novosti reports, citing the first data from the Central Election Commission.

Vladimir Putin, running for a fifth term, is gaining 87% of the votes in the Russian presidential election, VTsIOM reports, citing exit poll results. According to the social service, the second place with 4.6% of the votes is taken by the representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Kharitonov. In third place is Vladislav Davankov, representing the New People party (4.2%). Leonid Slutsky from the LDPR is gaining 3.0%.

The elections are over. The Kremlin expects the result of Putin to “pass for 80%” with a record turnout, and Davankov will take the second place AFP / Scanpix / Leta In the political bloc of the presidential administration (AP) of the Russian Federation, they are “satisfied” with the progress and results of the presidential election, say two sources of Medusa, close to the Kremlin, as well as the interlocutor in the leadership of United Russia.

See how she was met at the exit from the embassy in Berlin. And listen to what she said Julia Navalny, the widow of the murdered leader of the Russian opposition Alexei Navalny, voted in the election of the President of Russia. She came to the site at the Russian Embassy in Berlin. The embassy was held by the action "Half and Against Putin." Julia Navalny stood in line for six hours. Leaving the embassy, ​​she said that she wrote the name of Alexei Navalny in the balloon.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, believes that the huge queues that appeared on the afternoon of March 17 near Russian embassies and consulates around the world have nothing to do with the “Noon Against Putin” protest action. “If the people who are standing in line abroad to vote in the presidential elections in Russia took part in the “noon” action, they would all have dispersed after noon,” she wrote in her Telegram channel.