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Russian outlets have covered Vladimir Putin through election commentary, customs policy, state awards and diplomatic exchanges. Lenta.ru and others reported that he awarded VTB chief Andrei Kostin the Hero of Labor title. Vzglyad relayed claims that customs automation reduced corruption risks and that border QR codes caused no queues. RBC reported that Putin placed Aptar’s Russian assets under temporary state management. Coverage also included congratulations from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev over Russia’s parliamentary elections and Putin’s message to Nikol Pashinyan offering continued cooperation with Armenia, according to Moskovsky Komsomolets.

Across 1,108 articles from 13 outlets in the last 30 days, Putin was presented as successful in 256 articles and as a partner in 78. Less frequent portrayals cast him as a victim in nine, a threat in seven, ridiculed in three and declining in two. Moskovsky Komsomolets published an opinion article interpreting the Duma elections as an endorsement of Putin’s course and the war in Ukraine. Vzglyad emphasized claims of administrative success, while RBC’s reports focused on decrees and official exchanges, presenting Putin as a partner in its account of the Tokayev call.