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the shooting. "The version that the perpetrators of the terrorist attack were fleeing toward Ukraine does not withstand any criticism," he said on national television.
Russia claims it detained suspected perpetrators of Moscow shooting that killed over 100 people. Russia's security services detained 11 people allegedly involved in the March 22 mass shooting at a concert venue near Moscow, including four perpetrators, the Kremlin's press service reported on March 23.
Putin ‘wins’ rigged Russian election; Ukrainians in occupied territories vote at gunpoint. Russian authorities on March 15-17 held a presidential election in two countries – Russia and the regions of Ukraine brutally occupied by the Kremlin. The voting was neither free nor fair, with the result known in advance.
Putin holds rally on Red Square following elections, promises to continue the war. Putin took the stage in the company of his "rivals," Kremlin-friendly lawmakers Vladislav Davankov, Nikolai Kharitonov, and Leonid Slutsky, who ran against Putin in the election. All three praised Putin and offered their support.
'Noon Against Putin' protest in Russia dies down, no major opposition on election's last day. Russia's presidential election entered its third and last day on March 17, with the state-controlled news agency Interfax reporting over 70% voter turnout as of 3 p.m. local time in Moscow.
Russia is receiving dividends from the West in the form of internal mobilization of the economy and domestic production facilities, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 6.
"We, the leaders of our country, our president, our government made it so that we have started receiving dividends from these sanctions. Dividends in the form of internal mobilization, in the form of internal mobilization of all our resources, in the form of internal mobilization of our production, in the form of stirring up efforts to master new technologies, implement them in production, and compensating sectors of the economy where foreigners are withdrawing. The business is happily developing vacated niches," Peskov said.
Western sanctions do not work, but Russia will continue to benefit from them, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
"Last year we developed at a rate of over 3.6%, which is a very high rate of development for us, for our economy. This is a great success, a great success for the leadership of our country. This suggests that sanctions bring problems, but they don’t work," Peskov said, noting that he is confident that Russia will continue to benefit from them.
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