Putin meets supporters ahead of presidential election

Thousands of supporters greeted Vladimir Putin at a concert rally. They were in support of his candidacy in the upcoming presidential election. Thousands of people gathered at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on March 3.

Putin paid a short visit to the pre-election rally dubbed ‘For a strong Russia,’ standing on a stage in the middle of the pitch and singing the national anthem surrounded by Russia's Olympics-winning hockey team and celebrities from TV stars to pop singers. Putin said on March 2 he would reverse the collapse of the Soviet Union if he had a chance to alter modern Russian history, news agencies reported, weeks before a March 18 election that polls show he should win comfortably.