A “record” victory for Putin, and the West describes it as an illegitimate election. Putin received "about 76 million" votes, representing 87.29% after 99.76% of the votes were counted.
The head of the Russian Electoral Commission, Ella Pamfilova, explained that this is evidence that the country is united behind President Putin. Putin said during the celebration held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine, “Hand in hand we will move forward”