A polling station reports Putin's defeat in the Russian election - those responsible row back. As of: March 18, 2024, 1:48 p.m Putin is now President of Russia until at least 2030.
Through constitutional reforms shortly before the Ukraine war, Putin could even run again and remain in office until 2036. Even the individual election wins of the opposing candidates do not have much weight in the current situation with Ukraine. None of the candidates openly opposed the war in Ukraine.