Pro-Kiev Russians, 'ignore the vote, let's get rid of Putin' - Last minute. Pro-Ukrainian Russian partisans of the 'Siberian Battalion' today called on the Russian population to "ignore the elections" in the country, calling them a "sham" For its part, the 'Freedom of Russia' Legion has assured that it will make "every effort" to ensure that its dreams of a Russia free from the dictatorship of President Vladimir Putin "become reality"