Russian presidential election: the death of opponent Alexeï Navalny is a “sad event”, reacts Putin. Putin had wanted to organize an exchange of prisoners including Navalny before his death, the president also declared.
Vladimir Putin was largely re-elected thanks to an election calibrated to guarantee his triumph. The other three candidates in the election were all in line with the Kremlin, whether on Ukraine or the repression that culminated in Alexei Navalny's death in mid-February.