"Putin Calls for Unity Amid Ukraine Conflict"

After a tightly controlled and coerced three-day voting process, Vladimir Putin secured another six-year term as Russia’s president with a record-breaking 87 percent of the vote and a turnout exceeding 77 percent. Kremlin insiders reveal that the administration aimed for 80 percent support, with some regions targeting 85 percent, and the Far East set the bar high, influencing other regions. Despite concerns of overkill or falsification, Kremlin officials view the results as real support for Putin and are pleased with the outcome. The runner-up, Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov, received 4.31 percent of the vote, while the other challengers surpassed the threshold for federal funding.