Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin ahead of Sunday's presidential election that only the support by the people can give the future president of Russia confidence in his abilities.
Putin is seen as the overwhelming front-runner, but he needs 50 percent of eligible voters to turn out for the ballot to be declared valid.
For full coverage of Russia's 14 March presidential election, please see our Russia page at http://www.rferl.org/featuresarchive/country/russia.html.
Putin is seen as the overwhelming front-runner, but he needs 50 percent of eligible voters to turn out for the ballot to be declared valid.
For full coverage of Russia's 14 March presidential election, please see our Russia page at http://www.rferl.org/featuresarchive/country/russia.html.
