Putin announced participation in the presidential election

“Today it’s impossible in a different way. I will run for,” Vladimir Putin answered the chairman of the Russian regional parliament in the occupied Donetsk Artyom Zhege for a request to nominate his candidacy for the presidency. Prior to this, Putin did not officially confirm that he plans to participate in the elections. The vote will take place for three days from 15 to 17 March, confirmed in the CEC. “I would call it a ritual or even a rite,” comments the upcoming presidential elections in Russia political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin