Putin is master of all he surveys as Russians head to polls

In a Russia at war, there is only one real candidate and only one winner: Vladimir Putin. As Russians cast their ballots in the March 15-17 election, the 71-year-old former KGB lieutenant colonel's popularity is high amid strong support for the war in Ukraine. "I support Putin and, of course, I will vote for him," said Lyudmila Petrova, 46, who was shopping for Chinese-made counterfeit New Balance sneakers in southern Moscow at one of Russia's largest wholesale markets.