Putin vows Russia cannot be held back in victory speech
In this pool photograph distributed by Russia's state agency Sputnik, Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin visits his campaign headquarters in Moscow on March 18, 2024. PHOTO | AFP
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The Kremlin had cast the election as a moment for Russians to throw their weight behind the full-scale military operation in Ukraine, where voting was also being staged in Russian-controlled territories.
