Valdimir Putin Wins Russian Polls

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West, was on course for fifth term in office Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff today called Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his landslide win in the Lok Sabha polls and said they were looking forward to meet him in the BRICS summit in July.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West, was on course for fifth term in office Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff today called Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his landslide win in the Lok Sabha polls and said they were looking forward to meet him in the BRICS summit in July.