Putin claims victory in Russian election

By Jim Heintz and Vladimir Isachenkov
Updated March 19 2018 - 3:00pm, first published 2:55pm
Russians have voted in the presidential election to give Vladimir Putin a second consecutive term.
Russians have voted in the presidential election to give Vladimir Putin a second consecutive term.
Vladimir Putin has thanked Russian voters for re-electing him to another term as president.
Vladimir Putin has thanked Russian voters for re-electing him to another term as president.

Vladimir Putin has rolled to a crushing re-election victory for six more years as Russia's president, and he told cheering supporters in a triumphant but brief speech that "we are bound for success".

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