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Designed to confirm Vladimir Putin in the presidency. Allies of the late opposition leader, alexei navalny, had called on people to turn out at midday, in moscow and other cities to spoil their ballots or vote for any other candidate. His widow, yulia navalnaya, voted at the Russian Embassy in berlin, having queued there for several hours. As she left, she told reporters she had written � navalny� on her ballot. Her husband died in an Arctic Penal Colony last month and was barred from standing in this election as well as the president ial vote six years ago. These were the scenes in moscow...

In this episode of Political Agenda, Dr Eleanor Bindman, an expert in Russian politics, discusses the Russian public's dismay at recent events, Vladimir Putin's strategic miscalculation, and why suggestions of a new Cold War era are wide of the mark.

Street says it plans to ramp up pressure on russia. paul adams, bbc news. let's explore what's going on. dr eleanor bindman is a senior lecturer in european politics at manchester metropolitan university. thanks very much for coming on the programme. let's start with this intelligence release by the office, what you make of it? it intelligence release by the office, what you make of it?— what you make of it? it seems a little bit far-fetched, _ what you make of it? it seems a little bit far-fetched, it - what you make of it? it seems a little bit far-fetched, it has - what you make of it? it...

In eastern europe, that it rules out membership ever for ukraine and things like that, all of which the us have said are nonstarters, but at least that process has now been engaged with in a formal process. and i think the americans are happy simply because the talks continue, they are able to look at the russians across the table and say, look, as you heard in the reports, if there is any military action across ukraine�*s borders there will be swift and severe responses and the hope is the longer the russians keep talking, then the longer that process could potentially endure and if it does...

With this we finish our press conference.— with this we finish our press conference. . ., . ., ., conference. that was chancellor olaf scholz of germany _ conference. that was chancellor olaf scholz of germany and _ conference. that was chancellor olaf scholz of germany and vladimir- scholz of germany and vladimir putin, of russia, holding that press conference. we have been watching bbc news, we have followed all the way through that news conference. we will play our interview with djokovic a little later in the afternoon. you may have questions, if you do have one about the crisis in ukrai...