<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/putin2018/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No rules count for those willing to bring Russia down – Kremlin spokesman]]></title><description><![CDATA["Vladimir Putin has won the Russian vote and is about to embark on his second consecutive term as the Russian President. What lies ahead for Russia and the world now? That question is put to the official]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/no-rules-count-for-those-willing-to-bring-russia-down-kremlin-spokesman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/no-rules-count-for-those-willing-to-bring-russia-down-kremlin-spokesman</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 05:47:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxCvKDCdiasgQ5qGcA7u1U3rb2dzowbmFjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign observers comment on Russian elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over 1,500 foreign observers were present for Russian election. Here are some of their observations.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/foreign-observers-comment-on-russian-elections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/foreign-observers-comment-on-russian-elections</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 05:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8LfSmMJbgDSDT4EwehPhXXTRHR9jDf7LG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin meets with presidential candidates following victory]]></title><description><![CDATA["Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with former presidential candidates in Moscow. Putin has received 76.6% of the votes" - RT]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-meets-with-presidential-candidates-following-victory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-meets-with-presidential-candidates-following-victory</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9xk2fCJ6kTrUBvJeu8pTnCQ5YsepB9Wb1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin files documents for the 2018 presidential elections]]></title><description><![CDATA["Vladimir Putin personally, as required by law, filed to the Central Election Commission the documents required for the nomination as a candidate for the presidential election in 2018." - Russia]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-files-documents-for-the-2018-presidential-elections</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-files-documents-for-the-2018-presidential-elections</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e2HbByZ1FXPCHyT4xZ6E6pYo9Cg3nA1kT1g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin Ridicules Washington’s Efforts to Interfere in Russian Elections, Prop Up Their Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putin was asked to comment on Washington's concern about one particular individual disqualified from contesting Russia's presidency because of his criminal record.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-ridicules-washington-s-efforts-to-interfere-in-russian-elections-prop-up-their-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-ridicules-washington-s-efforts-to-interfere-in-russian-elections-prop-up-their-candidate</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 23:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMcorNnTk5R2PG5knpBhSFjgsnBjkh2enir?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[64 applications to run for Russian presidency registered by Election Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Central Election Commission has received 64 applications to run for Russia’s highest office next March, its head told journalists after the deadline for self-nominated candidates expired. Russian]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/64-applications-to-run-for-russian-presidency-registered-by-election-commission</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/64-applications-to-run-for-russian-presidency-registered-by-election-commission</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 06:25:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYms7qhDcckAmiX3QTKzC9p6nBV79Sr8DMN5AJVXH3nhSPHuwfzP1FfvKTMNDsNXdxv7f1HNMkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vesti: Savvy Entrepreneur Will Run Against Putin in Presidential Race as Communist Party Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Communist Party of Russia nominated Pavel Grudinin. He's the director of a millionaire-sovkhoz in the Moscow Region." - Vesti]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/vesti-savvy-entrepreneur-will-run-against-putin-in-presidential-race-as-communist-party-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/vesti-savvy-entrepreneur-will-run-against-putin-in-presidential-race-as-communist-party-candidate</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 08:14:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eLiQB5fzYm4NW5d2Xe9kKNHyY2nHDBn5h1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin speaks at United Russia party congress]]></title><description><![CDATA["Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the 17th congress of the United Russia party in Moscow."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-speaks-at-united-russia-party-congress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-speaks-at-united-russia-party-congress</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2017 05:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMCeQxHuq35vpvbzyyCtFwu8JTDRLQzejcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhirinovsky wants to be president of Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Answers why he thinks he would make a better president than Putin. Subtitles by Vesti]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/zhirinovsky-wants-to-be-president-of-russia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/zhirinovsky-wants-to-be-president-of-russia</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 03:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eK8wY2KdpxukitjSE7L754X9gUVMLgugoVY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin Explains Why He Decided to Run For Re-election]]></title><description><![CDATA["Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference 2017"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-explains-why-he-decided-to-run-for-re-election</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-explains-why-he-decided-to-run-for-re-election</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 22:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eNnpjLGp5XC9p8Um9kmmqa4Bz9h9YRZs2y4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vesti: Putin Will Run For Presidency - But Who Will Run Against Him?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Russian TV discussion on coming presidential elections.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/vesti-putin-will-run-for-presidency-but-who-will-run-against-him</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/vesti-putin-will-run-for-presidency-but-who-will-run-against-him</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dtAYVPS5jxmA1Bj5gMLmB4eUL2QHFL8Gmqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Putin answers question if he’s going to run for president in 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Yes, I will run as a candidate for the Russian presidency” #Putin2018]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-answers-question-if-he-s-going-to-run-for-president-in-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@slavix/putin-answers-question-if-he-s-going-to-run-for-president-in-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[slavix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvdfNR2T3pQPZ2QRWjy9ekceiesv7SgMDst?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>