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Protesters arrested on final day of Russian vote

Around 50 protesters have been arrested in Russian cities during the vote, which is set to confirm Vladimir Putin in office.

Around 50 protesters have been arrested in Russian cities on the final day of a vote set to confirm Vladimir Putin in office. Long queues formed outside polling stations, heeding a call to gather in protest. The call came from the wife of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died suddenly last month at a penal colony above the Arctic Circle. We hear from a member of President Putin's United Russia party.

Also on the programme: One resident's story of living in Iceland's volcano zone; and how the tiny island nation of Palau sees its place among the big powers in the Pacific.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Credit: Sputnik/Kremlin)

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  • Sun 17 Mar 202413:06GMT

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