Putin consolidates grip on Russia as 49 Ukraine war veterans elected to parliament

Pro-Kremlin partys record victory in tightly controlled vote likely to be used as evidence country supports warRussias new parliament will include 49 deputies who have taken part in the war against Ukraine, officials said on Monday, after a landslide victory by the ruling United Russia party in widely criticised elections.The pro-Kremlin party won a record 355 seats in the countrys 450-seat Duma lower house of parliament, according to preliminary figures. The result further consolidates Vladimir...