As voting in Russian presidential election ends, early count shows Putin way ahead

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in central Moscow on Feb. 29, 2024.The initial voting data released by Russia's Central Election Commission showed Putin winning with 88% of the vote after just 24.4% of the ballots were counted.

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in central Moscow on Feb. 29, 2024.The final day of voting came amid protests by thousands of Russians who took part in "Noon against Putin" demonstrations in Russia and abroad. Many protesters held signs demanding the war in Ukraine be stopped.

Natalia Navalnaya, widow of the late Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny, addresses a statement after exiting the Embassy of Russia in Germany where she voted for the presidential election in Berlin, on March 17, 2024.Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a Russian prison last month, supported the protests and cast her vote at the Russian embassy in Berlin.

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