Putin addresses countrymen at Red Square after election victory dubbed by West as ‘fraud’

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“Hand in hand, we will move forwards and this will make us stronger … Long live Russia!” Putin told a crowd at a Red Square pop concert to mark 10 years since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine Having assumed office on December 31, 1999, he is currently on track to become the most tenured Russian president in over 200 years. AP After winning an election that Western powers denounced as fraudulent, President Vladimir Putin celebrated the “return” of seized Ukrainian territory to Russia on Monday. Over 87% of voters cast ballots in the three-day election, which took...