Vladimir Putin: “As far as the 'murder' of the Russian economy is concerned, as a famous writer once said - 'rumours of my death are…”

This vote is for you. People believe in you, believe in our victory, believe in your courage, in your heroism.

We must realize that the moment when nothing can be changed any longer may come very quickly and unexpectedly for everyone. The logic of escalating, increasingly harsh retaliatory measures leads to a fatal point of no return.

Your choice and determination will show once again that millions of people are backing our fighters and that we stand together.

Such a high, even record, number of people who came out and voted shows that the people of Russia support our efforts aimed at strengthening the country.