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Russians vote in election that holds little suspense after Putin crushed dissent

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A military cadet prepares to cast a ballot at a pooling station in the Pacific Higher Naval School during a presidential election in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, east of Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2024. [VOA]

Voters headed to the polls in Russia on Friday for a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule by six more years after he stifled dissent.

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