Putin set to win election after 70 pct of ballots counted

Photo taken on March 18, 2018 shows a screen updating the votes of the Russian presidential candidates at a press conference of the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) in Moscow, Russia. Russia's incumbent President Vladimir Putin won 71.97 percent of votes in Sunday's presidential election with 21.33 percent of ballots counted, the Central Election Commission said. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn)