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Western governments came out on Monday to condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin’s landslide win in a vote they say was neither free nor fair, while China, Moscow’s main ally amid increased international isolation, sent congratulations. With all of the ballots counted, the electoral commission awarded Putin a landslide win of 87.28% of votes on Monday afternoon, a record result that observers say was only possible through force, repression and fraud. Voter turnout was officially put at 77.44%. It is the best result for the Kremlin leader, who has been in power for almost 25 years, in the fiv…

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