Search results for ‘Russian elections’
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Russian elections ‘are manipulated public events’, says author Anne Applebaum
We spoke to Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of ‘Twilight of Democracy’.
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Russian elections ‘clearly skewed’ in favour of Putin
International monitors say Vladimir Putin’s victory in the Russian presidential elections was “unfair”- as protests take place in Moscow and St Petersburg.
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Moscow protests over ‘rigged’ Russian elections
Russians take to the streets of Moscow for a second day of protest against the rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, following elections at the weekend.
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Russian hacking controversy in US elections
The heads of America’s intelligence agencies versus the man about to become their commander in chief. According to Donald Trump he hasn’t seen any evidence that Russia interfered in the US election. Putting him at odds with intelligence chiefs and leading members of his own party, like Senator John McCain, who called Russian hacking “an…
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More Russian protests following ‘rigged’ elections
Thousands of people are on the streets of Russia demanding a re-run of the recent parliamentary election. It is the second big rally in two weeks.
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Russian ‘interference’ suspected in Moldova EU referendum
A referendum on EU membership has produced a surprising result, this time in Moldova. Moldovans had been expected to clearly back the government’s plan, but the ‘yes’ camp won by only a fraction of a percentage point.
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Children’s hospital hit by Russian missile attack as 29 killed across Ukraine
Matt Frei: The war in Ukraine has featured heavily in the French elections and although the once pro Russian nationalist right of Marine Le Pen has been kept out of power, President Macron’s position as one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies has been weakened.
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‘Russian aggressions have never pushed Georgia to deviate from its own path’, says Georgian President
We spoke to the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili. We started by asking her what happens next if the government overrules her veto of their “foreign influence” bill.
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Russia elections: Anti-Putin protests on final day of voting
Within the last few minutes the first official result has been released declaring President Putin has been re-elected, with 87.8 percent of the votes. Earlier today the third and final day of voting saw long queues at voting stations in Russia, and at Russian embassies across Europe. In a bid to get round the repression…
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Suspected Russian mercenaries arrested over attempt to destabilise Belarus
Russia has demanded an explanation after more than 30 suspected Russian mercenaries were arrested near the Belarussian capital Minsk.
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Report says UK ‘actively avoided’ investigating alleged Russian interference in British politics
No one is protecting Britain’s democratic processes from interference by the Russian state.
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‘This report is more than about elections it is about the threat from Russia generally’ – Dominic Grieve
We spoke to Dominic Grieve, the former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee.
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‘Organised conspiracy of silence to deflect and deny Russian effort to influence politics in UK and US’, says writer Glenn Simpson
When two former reporters started investigating President Donald Trump they stumbled across a raft of allegations linking him to the Kremlin.
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FactCheck: Johnson contradicts himself over Russian meddling
‘There’s absolutely no evidence that I’ve ever seen of any Russian interference in UK democratic processes.’
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Salvini’s League party denies seeking funding from Russian investors
A leaked audio recording published by a news website allegedly reveals that Matteo Salvini’s Italian right-wing Lega Party sought to funnel millions of euros in Russian oil money into its campaign coffers.
