Cnn newsroom. Im Paula Reid In Washington tonight in russia, president Vladimir Putin is proclaiming Russian Unity after polls closed in a three today president ial election, with no genuine Opponent Running against him. Putin is expected to win, keeping him in office until 2030 and continuing as russias longestserving leader since soviet dictator Joseph Stalin cnns Matthew Chance is in moscow matthew, what else did putin have to say tonight well, it was a, an extraordinary post election sort of makeshift Press Conference, Ad Hoc Press Conference that he gave two members of the press, the local press the Foreign Press as well. There were members, theyre asking various questions. He just finished giving his thank you speech to volunteers and to supporters in the auditorium, saying that the election victory, that the final results hasnt come in yet, but the election victory a represented essentially, and im paraphrasing him here. A mandate for his continued work in the country, which we
Happened happened. We would exchange them. I said only on one condition that he doesnt come back. He is a killer. Hes a gangster he is the person who brought my country to the war ive seen the humanity and these humanity, these are bad. These are animals. While i of course disagree with those in the past, i think the American Public disagree with those, but i do think that people see that donald trump is the only candidate in this race, its going to be able to fix this prices. Were going to continue Military Pressure and were going to continue to try to get those officers the taste youre going i agree about the urgent need to increase humanitarian aid in gaza and get this Ceasefire Deal live from london this is cnn newsroom with max foster and Bianca Nobilo warmer at the top view as joining us to the us and Around The World. I, max foster and im going to blow it is monday, march 18, atm here in london and we begin in russia, where president Vladimir Putin is poised to cement his grip o
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we need to say clearly and forcefully, white supremacy, all forms of hate, fueled by violence have no place in america. let s call it out in its complicity. there when we bring it up, we divide the. country if we bring it, up we silent. it instead of remaining silent. i left this week s white house summit on hate crimes as international action network, thinking about the spike in the driven violence from the far-right over the last six years. i appreciated that president biden was candid about that threat. but i couldn t help but think, this week especially, about how comfortable even mainstream republicans have become with cruelty as a political tactic. in addition to the two prominent gop candidates who thought a decent to leave migrants and asylum seekers stranded to score political points. there was a maga republican, senator lindsey graham, announcing his bill for a national abortion ban. just three months after the reversal of roe, and its effects on millions of wom