VOTING BEGINS IN RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Business Standard|March 16, 2024
Russians cast their ballots across the country's 11 time zones on Friday for a threeday presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.
VOTING BEGINS IN RUSSIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

The election comes as Moscow's war in Ukraine enters its third year.

Russia has the advantage on the battlefield, where it is making small, if slow, gains. Ukraine, meanwhile, has made Moscow look vulnerable behind the front line: Long-range drone attacks have struck deep inside Russia, while high-tech drones have put its Black Sea fleet on the defensive.

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