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it means so much to us both. we hope that you ll understand that as a family we need time, space and privacy while i complete my treatment. my work has always brought me a deep sense of joy and i look forward to being back when i m able. but for now, i must focus on making a full recovery. at this time i also am thinking of all those whose lives have been affected by cancer. for everyone facing this disease, in whatever for me, please, do not lose faith or hope. you are not alone. middleton is by far the most popular royal and her condition has been the subject of intense global scrutiny for months. in january the palace announced she had younder gone abdominal surgery and would be spending the next three months in rest. when initially asked if it was cancer the palace said, no. her absence and lack of information about her condition fueled major speculation from wild conspiracy theories to more. the royal family experienced a lot of tumult in the past few years, about the
we start with russia, where president putin has hailed his predicted victory in russia s presidential election, saying it would allow the country to become stronger. he had been the only serious candidate and now has a 5th term in office, after a landslide 87% of the vote. but there was defiance in the form of large queues at some polling stations in russia heeding the call of allies of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny who urged people to turn out to spoil their ballots or to vote for any other candidate. mr navalny died suddenly in a penal colony in russia last month. at least 80 protesters were arrested. his widow yulia navalnya cast her vote at russia s embassy in berlin. there were protests held and queues to vote in a number of other countries. in london there was a line a mile long outside the russian embassy. from moscow here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. for vladimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. russia s president is sounding more confide
he said when russians were united, no one could intimidate or suppress them. as our russia editor steve rosenberg reports, in a rare move, mr putin also mentioned the opposition figure, alexei navalny, by name. for vladimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. russia s president is sounding more confident than ever. translation: whoever might want to intimidate us, - whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. then, mr putin s first public comments on the death ofjailed opposition leader alexei navalny. translation: you may be surprised, but a few days before mr navalny - died, some colleagues of mine told me there was an idea to exchange him for certain people in prison in the west. you can believe it or not. i said, i agree, even before he had finished talking. but what happened happened. election results on russian tv, not a hold your breath moment. the winner, by a mile and a half, vladimir putin.