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
more travel misery, including the biggest daily rise in petrol prices for 17 years. that s all from the bbc news at six so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello, and welcome to sportsday i m sarah mulkerrins. on the eve of the new saudi backed golf venture, the big name players taking part are being grilled over their participation. if the money was right, is there anyway you wouldn t play? i if the money was right, is there anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer that anyway you wouldn t play? i don t need to answer that question. - world cup celebrations be gone wales are back in action in the nations league, with a tricky tie at home to netherlands. and just three months after giving birth, cyclist elinor barker talks to us about making the wales team for the commonwealth games. you re very welcome along to sportsday. is this the eve of a new era for men s go
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stage we are still inside the 2, a.j. allmendinger city. . his but it s first stage victory a war zone. it s of the year. a battlefield. henrik, buford, martin s, karen and tanks and heavy creed. the other armaments drivers that have put themselves inside just about of the top 10 here at atlanta motor speedway. everywhere. we were given access to the suburban frontier and taken to a children s camp in the trees. we ve marked turrets and cabins and areas to play. shells have pierced the grounds and the rocket hit the door. our guide did not want to show his face. it s actually punctured the door around here, the rocket. it inserted itself through the metal frame.
theyjoined an opposition council after president alexander lukashenko claimed victory a year ago. for that they were accused of trying to stage a coup. they both described the trial as a sham. you may remember that election last year was denounced by the eu, us and uk as neitherfree norfair. tens of thousands of people protested and many thousands of people were detained. the head of the opposition, svetla na tikhanovskaya, who s now in exile has tweeted. she says maria and maxim aren t guilty of anything. she calls it terror against belarusians who dare to stand up to the regime and says they won t stop until everybody is free in belarus. let s get some analysis on this from our moscow corresponent sarah rainsford. they have been accused