With Vladimir Putins opponents in exile, in prison or dead, like outspoken Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny, putins victory is practically certain. If mr putin serves out the full six year term hes likely to win, hell become the longest serving russian leader since catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change a
Catherine the great. Over the next half hour we will look at the impact of the election for those in russia, ukraine and around the world. But first, we start our coverage with this report from our russia editor, Steve Rosenberg, in moscow. Russias democracy is the best in the world, the kremlin says. And at Polling Station 38 in moscow, we found a choice of candidates and plenty of voters. Democracy in action, right . Not quite. Realistically, only one man can win this. Vladimir putin the man whos been on russias political stage for the last quarter of a century. Vladimir putin faces no serious challenger. His fiercest rivals are in exile or in prison. Not that this woman, whose son is fighting in ukraine, wants any change at the top. Of course i voted for putin, she says. I trust him. But not everyone who came out today was actually voting. This, one of a string of attacks on Polling Stations across russia. They are unprecedented. After chaotic scenes here. An arsonist is detained. A
Be gone in a Flash Designer Sales at up to 70 are soft gilt. Com today, Vegas Story Of Sensitive Sunday at ten on cnn from london. This is cnn newsroom with max foster and Bianca Nobilo hello, and welcome to our viewers, joining us from the United States and all around the world. Im Bianca Nobilo, live in london, and i want to get to our top story this hour. These are live pictures from outside the church of the icon of the mother of God In Moscow that is where Funeral Ceremonies for russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny are set to begin in less than two hours time. But police are already putting on a show of force not far from there. And navalnys campus is not sure what will happen as we get closer. To the ceremonies. His widow is concerned, people who show up could end up behind bars while his aides say someone whos been trying to sabotage some of the Farewell Events. Cnn has a team of reporters and Analysts Covering all of the latest details of Alexey Navalnys upcoming funeral fo
in scotland. it is not clear exactly when she will leave office, but as i say, she has been head of the scottish government for the last eight years. she has been making headlines in recent weeks because of a wider debate on teenagers rights, calling for a wider debate on teenagers rights, she defended plans to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex. scotland s gender recognition bill that she wanted to introduce into scotland brought her into conflict and a clash with the uk government based in westminster, which blocked scotland plus two gender recognition bill. the secretary of state for scotland alisterjack used a special order known as a section 35 order to prevent that there becoming law on the grounds it would have an adverse impact on the laws. those are laws that apply across scotland, england and wales. that was a claim disputed by the scottish government, butjust to remind you, that gender recognition bill was to allow i6 year olds to change their legal sex
everywhere affects every one of us. warnings of blackouts to uk ministers. we do have good energy supplies in the uk. we can get through the winter. ..struggling to keep control after spooking the markets. i get it, and i. and i. are you sorry?! i changed the policy. are you sorry? of course i m sorry. ..and plenty of the public. the question that confronts us, wherever you are this morning how to be sure this. ..doesn t happen. this morning we rejoined live in the aberdeen art gallery by scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon. from oxford by the one time liz truss superfan and former culture secretary, nadine dorries. from london by the prime minister s fixer the cabinet office minister nadhim zahawi. and with me here in aberdeen is a man known by millions as dijimmy peres. douglas henshall is here to talk about why he walked away from shetland, and what s next for him. and with me to reflect on the interviews and look at what is making the news is the former labour