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
From this russias ally, china though, was quick to congratulate putins reelection, saying it quote, fully reflects the support of the russian people with no one standing in his way. Putin is now on course to rule for as long as soviet dictator Joseph Stalin for cnn berlin that does it for us. The news continues right here on cnn ill front next the putin and trump show, Vladimir Putin winning a Sham Election echoing trump and his victory lap. One of putins former officials who is now turned on him, his outfront with details on what putin is really after when it comes to donald trump. And trump has won week to come up with nearly half 1 billion. Its night, as lawyers say, he does not have, the money, will do the math on what properties he might have to sell and how fast plus Princess Kate reported visit to a farm now raising more questions and answers. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. Hi, trump wins in russia. Putin today celebrating his own when of a
News of his resignation came from the guyanese president , during a high level meeting of the caribbean community. To that end we acknowledge the resignation of Prime Minister ariel henry. Upon the establishment of a transitional residential council. President ial. Joining me live is harold isaac, an independent journalist based in haiti. We just heard the announcement from the guy and his president about the resignation of ariel henry. Can you tell us anything more about the circumstances . It is unclear for pretty much everybody here at this point, although in the past few hours there were serious indications that resignation was imminent. Prime minister ariel henry had been under tremendous pressure to resign in the past couple of weeks after he returned from kenya on a trip to get police support. He had pledged not to resign, but at that caricom meeting earlier today, the International Community had decided he should resign and be replaced in the short term by a transitional power
Lets start with the late Boris Nemtsov. Nemtsov had been an ally of putins predecessor, boris yeltsin. When putin emerged from relative obscurity to grab the presidency, nemtsov became a noisy opponent and in 2015, he was shot dead close to the kremlin. Who ordered the assassination . Well, the truth has never come out, but putins opponents have little doubt. In 2011, i went to moscow to meet Boris Nemtsov, who was then putins biggest, highest profile critic. Putin became a successor and became the president because berezovsky was his friend. And berezovsky supported him very much and berezovsky financed his campaign. You know that putin rule is, if you are a friend, you can do whatever you want. If you are an enemy, you will be injail, right . Even if they had just one case of corruption, my corruption, believe me, we will never talk in the hardtalk on bbc. You will came to the prison maybe, maybe not, i dont know. And try to give me some present or whatever. Thats why if you are in t