March 17, 2024
Putin thanks Russians for voting, troops fighting in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked Russians for voting and backing him in an election he was set to win in a landslide.
“I want to thank the citizens of Russia… who came to the polling stations and voted,” Putin said after exit polls and early results showed him on track to secure 87 per cent.
As the offensive in Ukraine entered its third year, he expressed “special words of gratitude to our soldiers… who fulfil the most important task of protecting our people”.
-AFP