President Vladimir Putin won Russia's stage-managed election Sunday by an overwhelming majority in a result that was a foregone conclusion. With the victory, he extended his rule to at least 2030.
With most opposition candidates either dead, jailed, exiled or barred from running—and with dissent effectively outlawed in Russia since it launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022—Putin faced no credible challenge to his presidency.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
