03:15Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Russian Embassy in the Argentine capital to voice their opposition to incumbent President Vladimir Putin, as thousands of Russian citizens across the globe cast their ballots for the presidential election on Sunday.
Footage shows demonstrators rallying outside the embassy. Some can be heard chanting 'Putin is not a president, Putin is the criminal!' and 'Putin is an assassin' while carrying anti-government signs. Footage also shows people leaving flowers next to portraits of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
"In Russia, murderers, thieves and criminals have seized power," one protester claimed. "Navalny was our last hope, we are here for our country, for the freedom of our country, Russia will be free, no to war!" she added.
"In Russia, there are many political prisoners. In Russia there is a dictatorship, Putin killed his main political opponent," another alleged.
Navalny's death was reported on February 16, while serving a lengthy sentence in a Russian jail, following a number of different criminal convictions.
US President Joe Biden called the incident 'more proof of Putin's brutality', while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had 'serious questions to answer'. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that it was 'obvious' that Vladimir Putin was behind the death. None provided any evidence to back their assertions.
The Kremlin accused Western leaders of making 'entirely insane' and 'entirely unacceptable' statements, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that 'the instant reaction of NATO leaders to Navalny's death in the form of direct accusations against Russia is self-disclosing.'
"There is no forensic examination yet, but the West already has conclusions ready," Zakharova added.
A number of media organisations reported a 'noon against Putin' protest outside polling stations on Sunday, after Navalny's widow Yulia called on Russians to head to the polls at that time in a symbolic show of dissent - although due to the nature of the secret ballot, the numbers participating in that demonstration were unclear.
Russia's presidential election took place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
After 59.17 percent of the votes were counted, incumbent President Vladimir Putin had secured 87.26 per cent, according to the election commission, while the other three candidates had less than 5 per cent.
'We are here for our country' - Anti-government protesters rally outside Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires
Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Russian Embassy in the Argentine capital to voice their opposition to incumbent President Vladimir Putin, as thousands of Russian citizens across the globe cast their ballots for the presidential election on Sunday.
Footage shows demonstrators rallying outside the embassy. Some can be heard chanting 'Putin is not a president, Putin is the criminal!' and 'Putin is an assassin' while carrying anti-government signs. Footage also shows people leaving flowers next to portraits of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
"In Russia, murderers, thieves and criminals have seized power," one protester claimed. "Navalny was our last hope, we are here for our country, for the freedom of our country, Russia will be free, no to war!" she added.
"In Russia, there are many political prisoners. In Russia there is a dictatorship, Putin killed his main political opponent," another alleged.
Navalny's death was reported on February 16, while serving a lengthy sentence in a Russian jail, following a number of different criminal convictions.
US President Joe Biden called the incident 'more proof of Putin's brutality', while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had 'serious questions to answer'. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that it was 'obvious' that Vladimir Putin was behind the death. None provided any evidence to back their assertions.
The Kremlin accused Western leaders of making 'entirely insane' and 'entirely unacceptable' statements, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that 'the instant reaction of NATO leaders to Navalny's death in the form of direct accusations against Russia is self-disclosing.'
"There is no forensic examination yet, but the West already has conclusions ready," Zakharova added.
A number of media organisations reported a 'noon against Putin' protest outside polling stations on Sunday, after Navalny's widow Yulia called on Russians to head to the polls at that time in a symbolic show of dissent - although due to the nature of the secret ballot, the numbers participating in that demonstration were unclear.
Russia's presidential election took place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
After 59.17 percent of the votes were counted, incumbent President Vladimir Putin had secured 87.26 per cent, according to the election commission, while the other three candidates had less than 5 per cent.
Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Russian Embassy in the Argentine capital to voice their opposition to incumbent President Vladimir Putin, as thousands of Russian citizens across the globe cast their ballots for the presidential election on Sunday.
Footage shows demonstrators rallying outside the embassy. Some can be heard chanting 'Putin is not a president, Putin is the criminal!' and 'Putin is an assassin' while carrying anti-government signs. Footage also shows people leaving flowers next to portraits of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
"In Russia, murderers, thieves and criminals have seized power," one protester claimed. "Navalny was our last hope, we are here for our country, for the freedom of our country, Russia will be free, no to war!" she added.
"In Russia, there are many political prisoners. In Russia there is a dictatorship, Putin killed his main political opponent," another alleged.
Navalny's death was reported on February 16, while serving a lengthy sentence in a Russian jail, following a number of different criminal convictions.
US President Joe Biden called the incident 'more proof of Putin's brutality', while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had 'serious questions to answer'. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that it was 'obvious' that Vladimir Putin was behind the death. None provided any evidence to back their assertions.
The Kremlin accused Western leaders of making 'entirely insane' and 'entirely unacceptable' statements, while Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that 'the instant reaction of NATO leaders to Navalny's death in the form of direct accusations against Russia is self-disclosing.'
"There is no forensic examination yet, but the West already has conclusions ready," Zakharova added.
A number of media organisations reported a 'noon against Putin' protest outside polling stations on Sunday, after Navalny's widow Yulia called on Russians to head to the polls at that time in a symbolic show of dissent - although due to the nature of the secret ballot, the numbers participating in that demonstration were unclear.
Russia's presidential election took place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
After 59.17 percent of the votes were counted, incumbent President Vladimir Putin had secured 87.26 per cent, according to the election commission, while the other three candidates had less than 5 per cent.