Presidential inauguration: Russia's Vladmir Putin prepares to be sworn in

Russian President Vlamdir Putin is being inaugurated in the palace of the Kremlin.

This marks the beginning of another six-year term - after being leading the country for almost a quarter of a century (president, PM then president again).
He claimed he won Russia's presidential elections in March by a landslide. Under his rule, Russia has increasingly cracked down on dissent.

Ambassadors were the only foreign dignitaries invited to the ceremony - and only the French ambassador confirmed his attendance.

Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari has the latest in Moscow, Russia.

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