Russia: Paris considers that “the conditions for a free election have not been met”. In power for almost a quarter of a century, the Russian president was re-elected for six more years in the Kremlin, according to almost complete results of an unopposed presidential election.
“The courage of many Russian citizens” praised by the Quai d’Orsay France also "condemns" the organization by Moscow of "alleged 'elections' in the Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia"