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2024 Russia election

Russians are voting in a three-day election. Vladimir Putin is highly likely to win another term as president.

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Honor guard open the golden doors for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin — Image: Alexei Druzhinin/ZUMAPRESS.com/picture alliance

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A view of Boris Nadezhdin sitting in his office, speaking with DW

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Yevgeny Prigozhin (left) is seen serving Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) at a dinner in 2011

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A women sits at a desk with papers in front of her while I sign points to the voting station

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