Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of congratulations to Russian president Vladimir Putin on his re-election as the Russian president.
President Xi Jinping sent a telegram to Vladimir Putin, congratulating him on winning another term as president of Russia.
The Russian Federal Council set the date for the presidential elections, and voting continued for three days, March 15, 16, and 17. There were four candidates registered in the Russian Central Election Commission competing for the position of head of state: Leonid Slutsky, Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov, and Vladimir Putin