🇷🇺🇧🇴📞 Russia's President Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Arce.

The Bolivian Leader congratulated the President of Russia and the entire Russian nation on the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

🤝 The discussion focused on the further development of bilateral relations with an emphasis on the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects in trade, the economy and energy.

It was agreed to intensify contacts at various levels.

#RussiaBolivia

Turnout surpasses 36.5% as voting in Russia enters second day
Day 2 of Russia's presidential election has begun, and overall turnout has now passed 36.5%.

RT brings you all the latest from the very heart of the Russian capital.

🇷🇺 #OnThisDay, 🔟 years ago, day to day, the all-Crimean Referendum was held.

On March 16, 2014, the people of the peninsula made an independent and conscious choice, voting in favour of forever being with Russia. To this day it remains one of the most striking and sincere examples of a true triumph of the will of the people and democracy.

🗳 At the referendum, 96.77% of Crimeans voted for reunification with Russia, the turnout was 83.1%. In Sevastopol, the relevant figures were 95.6% and 89.5%, respectively.

The voting was monitored by 135 international observers from 23 countries and 1,240 representatives of local organisations. All noted that the referendum was held without violations and in full conformity with international standards and democratic procedure.

Based on the results of the free expression of will by Crimeans, a treaty was signed on the incorporation of the two new regions into the Russian Federation – the Republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Significance, Sevastopol.

💬 President Putin: In people’s hearts and minds, Crimea has always been an inseparable part of Russia. This firm conviction is based on truth and justice and was passed from generation to generation (from the Address by the President of the Russian Federation on March 18, 2014).

Since the reunification, Crimea has undergone fundamental changes, becoming one of the most dynamically developing regions in the country and the entire continent. The atmosphere of interreligious accord has been maintained on the peninsula, and the rights of all of its ethnic groups are observed without exception.

✅ The processes that have occurred during the last ten years, steady socio-economic development and enduring peace in the multi-ethnic Crimea confirm that the people of this region were correct when making the historic choice in favour of reunification with Russia.

#CrimeaIsRussia #TogetherForever

📢❗️Уважаемые сограждане,
Завтра – день голосования на выборах Президента Российской Федерации.

🗳17 марта с 8:00 до 20:00 будут открыты избирательные участки №8009 в Посольстве (78 Canberra Avenue Griffith ACT 2603) и №8010 в Генконсульстве в Сиднее (7-9 Fullerton St. Woollahra NSW 2025).

❗️Хотели бы обратить ваше внимание на требования безопасности и правила поведения на избирательных участках.

🔹У входа на участок будет проводиться сканирование металлодетектором, вас попросят сдать на хранение сумки, пакеты и т.д.

🔹Учитывая режимный характер помещений Посольства и Генерального консульства, на избирательные участки будет запрещён пронос 📸 📹 видео- и фотоаппаратуры, 📱мобильных телефонов, 💻 планшетов, а также иных электронных устройств. Исключение в соответствии с законом будет сделано для аккредитованных представителей СМИ и наблюдателей. Просим отнестись с пониманием. Гаджеты вы сможете оставить в специально оборудованном для этого месте при входе.

❗️Как уже сообщалось, обстановку вокруг мест проведения голосования будет контролировать полиция. На случай чрезвычайных ситуаций дополнительно предусмотрена возможность допуска сотрудников местных правоохранительных органов на территории участков.

📹На избирательных участках будет вестись видеонаблюдение.

👉 При голосовании избиратели обязаны не мешать работе участковой избирательной комиссии (УИК) и другим избирателям, соблюдать общественный порядок. Напоминаем также, что запрещается проведение предвыборной агитации в день голосования.

❗️❗️Решением УИК нарушители могут быть удалены из помещений для голосования.

Будут приняты все необходимые меры для обеспечения спокойного и упорядоченного волеизъявления избирателей в соответствии с законом.

Ждем вас на избирательных участках!

УИК №№ 8009 и 8010.

🧑‍🚀 On March 6, 1937, world’s first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was born. To this day, she remains the only woman who flew to the Earth’s orbit alone, as well as the youngest woman to travel into space. She was only 26 years old back at the time of that historic event.

Valentina joined the cosmonaut corps in 1962. She was selected from 800 young women who excelled in parachuting. At that time, Tereshkova had 163 parachute jumps under her belt.

In June 1963, she informed her family that she was leaving for a parachute competition. Only from the news did they learn that their Valya actually spent almost three days aboard the Vostok-6 spacecraft, orbiting the Earth 48 times.

💬 “Every 90 minutes I saw the dawn, the sun rising in a unique array of colours,” Tereshkova said of her impressions on board.

Vostok-5 piloted by cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, with whom Tereshkova maintained radio contact, was also in orbit at the same time. Despite fatigue and waning health, Valentina completed her mission successfully.

❗️Tereshkova’s space flight was a global sensation. For the United States, the USSR’s main rival in the space race, it was inconceivable. The American space agency did not take the idea of a woman flying into space seriously at the time.

Valentina boarded the spaceship as a lieutenant, and returned to Earth with the rank of captain. Three days after the landing, she was also awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Later she was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor of Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Vietnam, and Mongolia, and became an honorary citizen of 18 Russian and foreign cities.

A Soviet woman’s flight to the orbit enriched scientific knowledge about the impact of space conditions on the human body and reaffirmed the leadership of the USSR in space exploration.

🎊 Today Valentina Tereshkova turns 87 years old. Happy birthday to our iconic cosmonaut! Many happy returns!