Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised last week’s parliamentary elections as “free and fair”, while more than 1,000 people gathered in Moscow to protest against the results of the polls that were overshadowed by mass accusations of fraud.
Al Jazeera: Putin praises elections as hundreds protest results
In this undated picture, made available on Sept. 26, 2021 by Sputnik news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin fishes in the taiga.