Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a day off and met with representatives of the All-Russia People’s Front, members of his regional campaign headquarters, political scientists and regional journalists as part of his campaign for presidency. The premier spoke on a wide range of issues - from registration for foreigners to re-arming the armed forces.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankPrime Minister Vladimir Putin took a day off and met with representatives of the All-Russia People’s Front, members of his regional campaign headquarters, political scientists and regional journalists as part of his campaign for presidency. The premier spoke on a wide range of issues - from registration for foreigners to re-arming the armed forces.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a day off and met with representatives of the All-Russia People’s Front, members of his regional campaign headquarters, political scientists and regional journalists as part of his campaign for presidency. The premier spoke on a wide range of issues - from registration for foreigners to re-arming the armed forces.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankHe said he was aware that the opposition was getting ready to stuff ballot boxes and use video clips in order to tarnish the elections.

He said he was aware that the opposition was getting ready to stuff ballot boxes and use video clips in order to tarnish the elections.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabank“[They] are getting ready to use some mechanisms to prove that the polls were falsified,” he said.

“[They] are getting ready to use some mechanisms to prove that the polls were falsified,” he said.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankPresidential candidate Vladimir Putin expects that provocations will fail to produce the desired effect.

Presidential candidate Vladimir Putin expects that provocations will fail to produce the desired effect.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankHe said the opposition might even embark on a hunt for a “sacrificial victim,” to “bump off… and blame the authorities for that.”

He said the opposition might even embark on a hunt for a “sacrificial victim,” to “bump off… and blame the authorities for that.”
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankThe presidential candidate said he was aware of such methods and tactics. “They have been trying to use it for ten years, especially those from abroad,” he said.

The presidential candidate said he was aware of such methods and tactics. “They have been trying to use it for ten years, especially those from abroad,” he said.
© RIA Novosti Alexey DruzhininHe expressed hope that citizens who “truly want the situation in this country to improve will also use their right for criticism and demonstrations.”

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He expressed hope that citizens who “truly want the situation in this country to improve will also use their right for criticism and demonstrations.”
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting with his election agents, members of the All-Russia People’s Front and political scientists.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting with his election agents, members of the All-Russia People’s Front and political scientists.