Vladimir Putin has addressed thousands of people in Moscow’s Red Square, after claiming a landslide election win.
President Vladimir Putin kept his remarks in the Russian capital uncharacteristically short, hailing the 10th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea and the more recent seizure of areas in the south and east of Ukraine.
As a reminder, Russia’s occupation of Ukrainian territory is illegal under international law and is not recognised by the vast majority of nations.
On Sunday, Vladimir Putin won a fifth term as Russian president by a landslide of 87%.
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