Anton Troianovski Matthew Bodner The Washington Post

When Russian President Vladimir Putin took the stage on a square outside the Kremlin to claim victory in Sunday's national election, he did so at an open-air concert celebrating the fourth anniversary of his annexation of Crimea.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin took the stage on a square outside the Kremlin to claim victory in Sunday's national election, he did so at an open-air concert celebrating the fourth anniversary of his annexation of Crimea.