MBABANE:Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as Russian President and congratulated by diplomatic allies while the West denounced the election results as illegitimate.
Aljazeera reported on Monday that,Russia’s allies were swift to congratulate President Vladimir Putin for his weekend election win,but Western leaders have denounced what they described as “illegal” vote.
It has been reported that, results posted on Sunday showed that Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s presidential election, garnering 87.8 percent of the vote.
“The elections are obviously not free nor fair given how Mr. Putin has imprisoned political opponents and prevented others from running against him,” said a United States White House Security Council Spokesperson as quoted by Aljazeera.
On another note,China congratulated Putin for the win saying Russia and China are each other’s largest neighbors.
“will continue to maintain close exchanges, lead the two countries to continue to uphold longstanding good-neighbourly friendship, deepen comprehensive strategic coordination,”said Lin Jian, the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.
Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow on March 18, 2024. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / POOL / AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the media at his campaign headquarters in Moscow [Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP]