On Monday 18 March, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, issued a statement on behalf of the EU27 condemning the holding of the presidential election in Russia from 15 to 17 March in a “highly restricted (political) environment”.
Vladimir Putin was re-elected for six years with 87.28% of the vote.
“The elections took place in an ever-shrinking political space, which has resulted in an alarming increase of violations of civil and political rights,...