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Voting starts in Russian presidential election

STORY: Voting starts in Russian presidential election SHOOTING TIME: March 13/15, 2024 DATELINE: March 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vladivostok 2. various of street shots of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian voters started to hit the polls for the 2024 presidential election in the Far East region, including Kamchatka, Chukotka and other areas at 8 a.m. Friday local time. Four candidates will vie for the top position: Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party, Nikolai Kharitonov of the Russian Communist Party, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party, and Vladimir Putin, the incumbent president and an independent candidate. Russia has set up more than 90,000 polling stations operating from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time between March 15 and 17. Given Russia's vast expanse across multiple time zones, Kamchatka and Chukotka, situated in the Far East region, are the first areas to start voting. Polling stations in Kaliningrad, located at the western

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russian flag raised on corvette Mercury in Baltiysk

RUSSIA, BALTIYSK - MAY 13, 2023: Kaliningrad Region Governor Anton Alikhanov speaks at a flag-raising ceremony aboard the Russian corvette Mercury. Vitaly Nevar/TASS/ ABACAPRFESS.COM

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Russia to deploy Sarmat ballistic missile system by year end: Putin

STORY: Russia to deploy Sarmat ballistic missile system by year end: Putin DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Putin speaking to military academy graduates 2. pic of Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov 3. pic of weapon 4. various of Kaliningrad region 5. various of Ukrainian military 6. various of Moscow STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the country's first Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system would enter combat duty by the end of the year. During his meeting with military academy graduates, Putin said that "We will continue to develop and strengthen our armed forces, taking into account potential military threats and risks." Meanwhile, Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Tuesday that his country has received 155-millimeter self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000s from Germany. Reznikov wrote on Facebook that "German Panzerhaubitze 2000s with trained Ukrainian crews have

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Russia calls on Lithuania to "immediately" lift transit ban to Kaliningrad

STORY: Russia calls on Lithuania to "immediately" lift transit ban to Kaliningrad DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets view of Moscow 2. various of European Central Bank STORYLINE: Russian foreign ministry said Monday that Russia has called on Lithuania to immediately lift the ban on the transit of a large number of goods through its territory to Russia's Kaliningrad region. The ministry said that if cargo transit between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the Russian Federation through Lithuania is not fully restored in the near future, "Russia reserves the right to take actions to protect its national interests." Lithuania announced last week to ban the rail transit of goods that are subject to European Union sanctions through its territory to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. Also on Monday, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a monthly report, saying that the influx of Ukrainians fleeing the Russia-Ukraine conflic

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RUSSIA-SVETLOGORSK-AMBER FORUM

(220620) -- SVETLOGORSK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the amber exhibition at the fifth International Economic Forum of the Amber Industry Amberforum-2022 in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Region, Russia, June 16. The forum was held in Svetlogorsk from June 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Li Ao)

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RUSSIA-SVETLOGORSK-AMBER FORUM

(220620) -- SVETLOGORSK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the amber exhibition at the fifth International Economic Forum of the Amber Industry Amberforum-2022 in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Region, Russia, June 16. The forum was held in Svetlogorsk from June 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Li Ao)

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RUSSIA-SVETLOGORSK-AMBER FORUM

(220620) -- SVETLOGORSK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the amber exhibition at the fifth International Economic Forum of the Amber Industry Amberforum-2022 in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Region, Russia, June 16. The forum was held in Svetlogorsk from June 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Li Ao)

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RUSSIA-SVETLOGORSK-AMBER FORUM

(220620) -- SVETLOGORSK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces the exhibits at the fifth International Economic Forum of the Amber Industry Amberforum-2022 in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Region, Russia, June 16. The forum was held in Svetlogorsk from June 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Li Ao)

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RUSSIA-SVETLOGORSK-AMBER FORUM

(220620) -- SVETLOGORSK, June 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit the amber exhibition at the fifth International Economic Forum of the Amber Industry Amberforum-2022 in Svetlogorsk, Kaliningrad Region, Russia, June 16. The forum was held in Svetlogorsk from June 16 to 19. (Xinhua/Li Ao)

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2018 World Cup stadium

Photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, shows Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia, one of the venues for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2018 World Cup stadium

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2017, shows Kaliningrad Stadium in Kaliningrad, Russia, one of the venues for the 2018 soccer World Cup finals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian exclave Kaliningrad Oblast

People stroll in a street by the water in the Russian Baltic city of Kaliningrad in this photo taken May 6, 2018. Seen in the background is Konigsberg Cathedral (L). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian exclave Kaliningrad Oblast

Photo taken May 6, 2018, shows Konigsberg Cathedral in the Russian Baltic city of Kaliningrad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo