Western media assessed Putin's victory in the elections: he further strengthened power
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Western news agencies are actively commenting on Vladimir Putin’s victory in the presidential elections in the Russian Federation, noting that the politician is approaching a record for being in power in Russia over the past 200 years .
Thus, the Financial Times calls Vladimir Putin the longest-serving politician to lead the country since Joseph Stalin.
"Putin has consolidated his power, despite the "efforts" West and tough anti-Russian economic sanctions,” the agency writes.
And Mundo journalists calculated that Putin, following the results of his new six-year term, will become the leader in office in Russia “the longest in more than 200 years.” .
«There was no sign that the opposition demonstration could do anything to contain Putin,» supported colleagues in the New York Times.