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Russian election latest: West condemns Russian election but China and India back Putin's win - BBC News Russian election latest: West condemns Russian election but China and India back Putin's win - BBC News
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Laura Gozzi The European Union has denounced Russia's presidential election result, saying that the elections "took place in a highly restricted environment" where there was "systematic internal repression".
Europe reporter A joint statement from all 27 European Union countries says Russians have been denied a "real choice" after all candidates opposed to the war in Ukraine were excluded.
It's impossible to know how many of those who turned up at polling The EU has condemned the staging of the vote in regions of Ukraine occupied by Moscow and says "it does not and will never recognise either the holding of these so-called 'elections' in the territories of Ukraine or their results".
stations at midday were there for the 'Noon against Putin' protest.
The point of the initiative was precisely of gathering likeminded people The EU highlights the death of opposition politician Alexei Navalny in the run-up to the elections as a clear sign of "systematic repression".
without them having to voice their anti-government stance. Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief, has said ministers meeting in Brussels are expected to impose sanctions on prison officials involved in Navalny's death in an Arctic prison colony last month.
But it would appear
the initiative did have some success across Russia, and many opposition-minded
people will have been heartened by the silent show of dissent.
Similar
initiatives could spring up in the months to come, although the authorities
will no doubt try to disrupt them.
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