If such an plainly rigged poll were being held in Iran or Zimbabwe, there would be call of outrage from the west, says the Guardian columnist Simon Tisdall

Russia

Opinion

As Vladimir Putin steals the Russian election, our leaders are shamefully silent

Simon Tisdall

If such an obviously rigged poll were being held in Iran or Zimbabwe, there would be holler of outrage from the west

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email View more sharing options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on WhatsApp Share on Messenger Close Vladimir Putin's election campaign office.' Putin, projecting strength and continuity, knows he will win by a landslide .' Photograph: Yegor Aleyev/ TASS Ksenia Sobchak. Photo: Saul Loeb/ AFP/ Getty Images