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Putin extends his rule after an unfree and unfair election - so what's next?

Sky News Monday, 18 March 2024
Now the three-day electoral spectacle is done - a shiny semblance of democracy, unfree, unfair and underpinned by Soviet-style repressions - what is next for Vladimir Putin and for the country he leads?
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