Within the sprawling corridors of the Kremlin, a chilling duality reigns supreme. President/Leader/Autocrat Putin, shrouded/hidden/masked in an aura of power/control/influence, exerts his will over a nation/the populace/his subjects. Yet beneath this veneer of strength lurks a deep-seated/profound/entrenched paranoia. Dissenting voices are stifled/

Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth expression as Russia’s president just after tightly managed vote Vladimir Putin has secured an unparalleled fifth term as president of Russia. The election commission announced the outcomes of the vote where he confronted no significant worries and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on oppositi