Voting in Russia’s presidential election opened in far eastern Vladivostok and the Kamchatka region on Friday, with Vladimir Putin’s rule almost certain to be extended by another six years. Putin faces no real competition in the vote amid a clampdown on dissent in the country, which has seen opposition figures and rights groups imprisoned or exiled. #russia #2024elections #putin #news Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ ​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home