Within the sprawling corridors of the Kremlin, a chilling duality reigns supreme. President/Leader/Autocrat Putin, shrouded/hidden/masked in an aura of power/control/influence, exerts his will over a nation/the populace/his subjects. Yet beneath this veneer of strength lurks a deep-seated/profound/entrenched paranoia. Dissenting voices are stifled/

Reactions as Vladimir Putin secures a fifth expression as Russia’s president right after tightly managed vote Vladimir Putin has secured an unprecedented fifth term as president of Russia. The election commission introduced the results of a vote by which he confronted no really serious worries and which happened amid the strictest crackdown on op