Vladimir Putin was widely re-elected on Sunday for a new presidential term. The Russian leader prances with more than 87% of the votes, according to the official Russian agency Ria Novosti.
Aged 71, the master of the Kremlin established a verticality of power over Ukraine, repression in Russia and confrontation with the West. Putin has already served four terms (two of four years, two others of six years), interspersed by an interlude as Prime minister between 2008 and 2012.