Putin leads Russia election with 88% of vote, show early results

Putin, with limited or no opposition, secures 87.9% in the election. Crackdown on political dissent. The election comes just over two years since Putin launched the deadliest European conflict with what they called a special military operation in Ukraine. Navalny's widow votes at the Berlin embassy. Spoiled ballots protest Putin. Tight controls with 80 arrests during the election. Vandalism was reported at polling stations.

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