Vladimir Putin’s victory all but certain as Russians head to the polls

Voters in Russia headed to the polls across the country’s 11 time zones on Friday in a three-day presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s 24-year rule until at least 2030. 0:20 Russian woman detained after pouring dye into ballot box – videoA number of Russians took more direct action to undermine the vote. Another video showed a voting booth in flames at a polling station in Moscow. Footage from St Petersburg showed a woman throwing a molotov cocktail at a polling station. Elsewhere, Russian voters were offered the chance to win iPhones and hairstyling devices produced by the British household appliance firm Dyson for sending in polling station selfies.