Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for the country's top office again as an Independent, opened up a yawning gap over his rivals in the race as he was leading with 87.34 per cent votes based on the results of processing 50.02 per cent of the protocols, state news agency TASS
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said earlier on Sunday that no American visas had been issued to Russian journalists, according to TASS News Agency.
Moscow [Russia], September 20 (ANI): The ruling party, United Russia is leading in the parliamentary elections of State Duma with 46.11 per cent, said the Russian Central Election Commission's data on Monday, after more than 50 per cent of the ballots were counted.