Vladimir Putin, who on Sunday became the president of Russia for a new six-year termdespite protests at polling stations and accusations that the vote was neither free nor fair, said in a speech that his victory would make the country stronger and more efficient as his supporters chanted his name, state television reported Reuters.

• “This… allows us to strengthen society, show the correctness of the path we are on, the correctness of the road we are walking on, and create conditions for the continuation of the movement so that Russia is even stronger, more effective.”

Putin thanked everyone who came to vote.

• “Today I am grateful to all our fighters. No one will suppress Russia anymore. We are one family. I am sure that all plans will be fulfilled, the set goals will be achieved”

• “The election results testify to the trust of Russians
• We must solve the task of the military special operation, make the army stronger.”

Speaking about Noon Against Putin, which called on people to come out on the last day of voting and cancel their ballots, President Putin says it “didn’t have much effect”.

• “Those who falsified the ballots should be prosecuted according to the law,” he says.

• Russia’s armed forces are advancing into Ukraine every day, and Moscow’s troops have the initiative on the battlefield.

About Navalny

• He died, it’s sad. A few days before his death, I was told that there was an idea to exchange Navalny for those held in the West.
• I agreed to the exchange
• I said that he should never have returned to Russia

Putin also said that “there is no democracy in the West, not even in the USA.”

Putin, who revised the constitution in 2020 to allow him to remain in charge of his country until 2036, has already served four terms (two of four years, two of six years), with a break as prime minister.