A woman casts her ballot next to decorations for celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, at a polling station during the presidential election in Vidnoye, Moscow Region, Russia March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine on Friday of trying to disrupt a Russian presidential election that is virtually certain to hand him six more years in the Kremlin, and said Moscow would punish Kyiv for its latest attacks.
The first of three days of voting was marked by disruptions including dye being poured into ballot boxes, a Molotov cocktail thrown at a polling station in Putin's home town, and reported cyber attacks.
