Kremlin marked the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea and celebrated Putin's pseudo-re-election with a major event in Moscow. According to the returning officer, the pseudo-voter turnout was a good 74 percent.
Independent election observers were almost nowhere on site. There are said to have been attacks on polling stations in some Russian cities, and security forces took action against Putin's opponents. Observers expect that Putin will use his next six years in office to pursue his few remaining domestic critics.