**Putin Wins Fifth Term in ‘Transparent’ Elections: Western Countries React Strongly!**
Moscow, Russia – Vladimir Putin secured his fifth term as president with a landslide victory, with results showing over 87% of the vote in his favor. The election, criticized by Western countries as neither free nor fair, saw no credible opposition candidate allowed to stand. Opposition supporters, led by Alexei Navalny’s followers, organized symbolic protests such as “Noon against Putin,” resulting in arrests and long voter queues in cities across Russia and abroad. In response …