Putin's re -election: As the world leaders responded to the results of elections in the Russian Federation

The Czech Republic believes that the presidential elections in Russia do not meet international standards, since the authorities have "drowned out all critical votes and opposition candidates. " Poland reminds that the campaign was held under the conditions of rigid repression against activists and the population. Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to win the election. According to the CEC as of 6:00 in Kyiv time, the support of the Kremlin head is 87. 34% (99.

43% of protocols were calculated. - Ed. ). Focus in one material gathered a reaction of Western countries to the presidential election in the Russian Federation. In the morning of March 18, other so -called applicants for Russian presidents identified the following figures: Putin's result voiced at the CEC is the maximum for all five times when he was nominated by Russian President - since 2000. At the same time, according to preliminary data of the CEC, the turnout for the election was 74. 2%.

On the sixth morning of Kyiv time, 99. 43% of protocols were already "calculated" in the CEC of the Russian Federation. At the same time, according to the statistics of the CEC, 11,916 181 voters used by the CEC voting - the figure is more than twice the data in the previous "Presidential Elections" of the Russian Federation in 2018.

At the same time, Radio Liberty journalists note that the turnout was drawn in at least a few dozen regions - the polling stations had the same values ​​at the polling stations. This was recorded in Dagestan, Kamerovskaya, Belgorod, Ivanovo regions. In addition, such violations of election legislation, such as the throwing of ballots, "carousel voting", centralized vote of state employees, etc. were observed.

At the same time, according to the "Stroke-in-Info", as of March 18, more than a hundred people in 22 cities were detained in the so-called elections of the Russian Federation, most in Moscow and Kazan. In the Czech Ministry of the Czech Republic, the election of the President of Russia called those that do not meet international standards. "The authorities have subjected all critical voices and opposition candidates in advance," the foreign policy department said.

As for Putin's "elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the Czech authorities called it another manifestation of Russian aggression against Ukraine. The Polish Foreign Ministry reminded that voting in the Russian Federation took place under the conditions of rigid repression against activists and the population as a whole, and this in turn made it impossible for a democratic choice of people.

"The presidential election in Russia cannot be considered legitimate, free and honest," the Polish Foreign Ministry said. Similarly, Polish diplomats also expressed their position on Russia's violations of international law, which organized "elections" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. In addition, the so -called voting was conducted in the Moldovan Transnistria and Georgia regions - Tshinval/South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

"Thus organized" elections "cannot be considered legitimate, free and honest. Consistent implementation of repressive legislation, which restricts civil liberties and rights, including political, military censorship, politically motivated criminal cases and failure to participate in the election of candidates that express candidates anti -war views, means that these "elections" cannot be considered free or honest. Poland consistently and decisively condemns such actions.

We also deny the inability of independent Russian observers to participate in observation of the voting process and failure of the OSCE observers, " in the Polish Foreign Ministry. Poland stressed that Warsaw would not recognize the results of the so -called elections in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, the decisions that are a flashy violation of international law, in particular the UN Charter.

Therefore, Russia should be responsible for their organization and holding in the Ukrainian territories. "Pseudo -elections in Russia are neither free nor honest, the result of Putin is authoritarian, it relies on censorship, repression and violence. " Elections "in the occupied territories of Ukraine are invalid and is another violation of international law," The German Foreign Ministry was noted.

The White House spokesman in the UN Security Council John Kirby on Sunday, March 17, spoke about Putin's obvious victory on pseudo -elections, Reuters writes. Obviously, there is no free or honest election in Russia, given how "Putin imprisoned political opponents and did not allow other candidates to run against him. " "The polling stations in Russia have been closed due to the illegal elections in Ukraine, the lack of choice from voters and the lack of independent monitoring of the OSCE.