On 18 March, Vladimir Putin was named the winner of the presidential election in Russia, as predicted. The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), however, reports it found many irregularities in the course of the vote. International affairs played an important role in the mobilisation of the electorate around the president. Putin’s fourth term will be characterised by worsening relations with the U.S., attempts to break EU unity, and the politics of antagonising Russia’s neighbours, including Poland and Ukraine. …read more
Source: The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)