A decade ago. Its the 2nd time locals that are building for the president and also preparing to vote part of the vastly bigger scale. India outlines the general them action plans which will take 3 months in consist of 7 places. The continuing coverage of the russian president ial election and latest dread stripping the world right now. Welcome to washington national. I a, mike of what you moscow says its forces have forth at a fresh attempt by ukrainian troops to unfair trade. The russian Border Regions drill and the footage, released by the Russian Defense ministry shows a group of ukrainian sold as trying to sneak across the border into the belgrade region. Moscow sides of the sub but to us were quickly beaten back and losing up to 30. So just 3 times at the multiple of of vehicles and now they are on site today. 2 civilians were killed and 3 more when did have to re, residential part of belgrade city came on the ukrainian chalet and thats according to the governor of the russian region. And another attack, the defense is deceptive of 15 check supplied rockets that were fired across the border by keeps troops. One thing at least one civilian are to produce a marble made up, which i have filed the report from belgrade earlier today. Another attack has happened just this morning. I witnessed myself local govern assessed h m o arrest of rockets work and deceptive. But unfortunately the let not all of them are intercepted leaving 2 people dead and 3 more wounded. I was a did all of the places myself and well, pedestrian area, residential building comp, parking. It does not look like a middle trip target. Actually a tax on the region of intensified great lakes in recent days. Just yesterday they were 3 weeks of arrow attacks. As far as i can see right now, this is their main goal to spoiled rushes of president ial elections. People are going to the building station at some point theyre afraid, but they want to express their, their concerns, their believes. And basically they just want to win a world. And they said that nothing will stop them from doing if millions of russians are taking to the polls on day 2 of the president ial election, which is being held across 3 days for the 1st time ever. Were bringing you our special coverage of the landmark event from us special Vantage Point in the heart of moscow of the as we are now working away into the evening hours. That view behind me is only getting more and more beautiful by the minute. Of course, the icon at kremlin in the back showed that the Northern Gate and beyond those buildings, the coupled stones of a famous red square. Here it is no word about what 5 minutes or so past 7 in the evening on saturday, which means the posting stations for president ial voters in moscow and russias western regions will be closing literally in the next 55 minutes. But what a day is being. So far, millions of people turning off to vote for the 2024 russian president ial election. I just want to say from the entire audience, the National Crew here in the heart of most go. We all wish you a very welcome the. So ultimately this is old in a wrap up by the end of a sunday evening. First time ever. Its a 3 day voting process for the russian president ial election here across the Biggest Country in the world voter turn out the numbers. Keep coming in every moment. Now above 51 percent, thats already a very significant number of people coming out to the polls all across the 11 time zones of the Russian Federation. But who are the guys buying for the top spot . Of course you have the incumbent president vitamin food and hes been at the hell now for what for 2425 years. Going back to 1999. And but what about the other content is because at the end of the day, weve got 3 other contenders who will also wanting to buy out for the top spot of that us off of the bank, off for from the new Peoples Party lead slootsky as well he now leads the liberal Democratic Party and communist nikolai kind of turn off, who has been a member of the state do much since 1994 also heads the Parliamentary Committee on Russias Arctic and eastern development. Well, we cannot be joined by a very special guest. Observe i here to make sure the election is carried out in a truly transparent way. Christian and boned go. If you are the head of the Housing Guarantee Fund in the nation of gap on it is great to have here at most go a variable. Welcome to is the weather. Okay for you here these days . Yeah, its okay. Its all about, were getting, were getting the 1st taste of spring these days. The snow is melting. If ones getting really optimistic for all my russian friends and colleagues keeps saying, rory, calm down. April may. We can have snow in june and said, dont get too excited. Yeah, but its not so bad, right, nights talking about. Thank you. Its very good to have you here. We understand theyre well over a 1000 observers from 95 Countries Worldwide who are here across russia to make sure that the selection is valid. True and transparent. Be honest with me. Christian. Yes. What are you seeing so far . Is it transparent . Oh, is it not . Its very transparent. It is yes. Yes. We visited some office that we saw people doing their duty. Com and without any pressure that they did it correctly. Its a thoughtful, transparent, and we could the law you are saying this because, you know, its a sort of jumping up for give me christian, but its already, you know, this election has already been kind of notified by certain western politicians. Theyve said it, you know, its, dont even, its not even legitimate. Theyve said weve got some wherever, a 1000 International Observers and you are actually telling me to fax, so its transparent. Yeah. To tell you that wrong. If they say its not transparent, its what it cost, judgment before even analyzing. And this thing with the we kinda use that by now. Christian, well, what about what about, um, i mean, obviously, because country in the world, 11 time zones, millions of russians, i mean, theyre all going to the polls. Its, its, its a very delicate dogs. Its got to be choreographed as well. Have you seen the people going to the polls to be seen, the feeding the emotions a sentiment . How russians feeling right now is it goes to vote in the president ial election. Theyre welcome and happy to do that. But i, i so many people going to but without any problem and they, they was very, really idea. Okay. Or so the people not happy. Yeah, saying everything looks transparent, but according to the Russian ForeignMinistry Spokesman marie is a hot of a. She has said that she expects that interfere, and so that has been where they will be interference from southern western professional partners meddling in russias elections. She wouldnt say that unless she knew something christian. Can you comment on that in any way . Why im sure that people here know exactly why they have to do. They have the choice and they have all the information that they know exactly what they wants to do and it wants to have in the selection. So im not to worry about all these people the weve tried to interfere in the selection. What do you, what do you think when, when it comes to the west . And critics, for example, you know, they, okay, the critics, but at the end of the day, in the west, in political media landscape, you never hear anything good about russia. You never hear anything good about newton. This is, its bruce, a phobic ideology. This narrative has been pushed and pushed and pushed by the politicians and by the press as well. Um is the Biggest Country in the world is living under 15000. 00 sanctions. The economy is driving these days. Why do you think our professional apartments in the west a so quick to ride off a russian president ial election . Well, i think for you, we dont have to think about that. Its, theres some on the bottom of the world, the entire world that, and things like that, you know, im coming africa in africa we, we look for they talking about, but we, we see on the ground to, on the country we see everywhere what sort of shadows does do far, how continental and finally what they said we, we dont Pay Attention to that. Its just not important busy. I mean you have about africa, dep, on the multi pony. Well yeah, it was nearly a year ago. I had the extreme pleasure of being in st. Petersburg at the russia, africa for him. Yeah. And i met so many people from the continent. Yeah. Well, leaders in the high delegations, you know, wont be overwhelming sense was they kept telling me about the age old friendship between africa and russia, or the soviet union going back over a 100 years. I mean, if you up here was the 1st african country that created diplomatic ties with russia. Yes. The people in dep on when they looked at russia on the geo political stage, what do they think . Christian patrick the same. They think the same. Yeah. We are happy because there is now a new hector in the, in the said, can you these game . Yeah, yeah, yeah. We have not only europe and country we have also china and that way of russia. Thats good for us. What about when, when it comes to you observing, you and the counselors have hundreds of others, observe as International Observers here, have you seen any deficiencies . Any problem . Have you seen anything that you think rusher could do better with this election process . Says, you know, well come on, come, well get most, were something really seriously. They use all the general. You know, you can vote by paper, you can use electronic but you can go to the internet. So you are free to do everything. So for me, i dont need something to change. Ok, the final question for you christian, that before i let you go and i know youre busy man, and youve got a lot of these paulding station tickets to continue observing and all of that. But if that was, if that would be your network tv right now, the world is watching you christian, if, if you had something to say to the world about russia or about the elections or about your job, but as an observer, what would you say to the person watching this right now, chest on the russian people a trust on the russian people. Christian bond guy, one of the many International Observers here from the get bought. Its great to have you so far away from the home here in the heart of the russian capital christian dont go far. Its been a pleasure talking to you stick around. Okay, thank you. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you very much, but we continue. I live coverage here with ology internationally. Its so good to have you with us here. Weve got so much going on, and lets just say, you know, basically from the very west of russia all the way to the far east as well, the posting stations every day. Theyre open from 8 am to 8 pm. Its right now what its called a past 7 p. M, here in the russian capital, which means if youre focusing and must go all the western regions, youve got about 45 minutes left to cost your vote. Now some, some, some people though they have tried to essentially spoil the elections some footage showing employees that upholding station preventing women from pouring green di into a ballot box on friday, several similar cases or a total of more than 200. 00 ballots. Ruined across some 20 regions of the country, all the perpetrators, the time. Theyre actually facing 5 years in prison because you cant do that. The state property. Now Election Officials say the suspects were a penalty blackmailed into their act by reportedly people from ukraine on some western players. Surprise, surprise. Now the vote of course, also in full swing in a rush, his newest in baffled regions. Were talking about to the for new western regions a do every day. Now it, with nearly every day there under showing by the key of government and Ukrainian Forces as well, a key f lawrence to shutting a sold and how to solve that was a drone attack and separate orgy earlier on sat today. Are you crazy and strike killed at least one civilian as they were going to the polls. But despite all of that, the russians are galvanized, theyre in bold and that its almost like theyre saying we will not listen to your fee among green. We will not play that game, we are looking to the future of the Russian Federation. Put this to get particularly with his brand New Territories as well. And then looking for a strong lead a to come out winning out of this president ial election. Now, in the dont pass the republics of the guns been taught yet skilled, the locals there of voting for the 1st time for the russian president , moving a 1000, folding stations have been set up for them to cost that balance. And in those regions, the neighboring republics the to announce the past, 52 per cent. Now, when it comes to how the elections have been going in the donates republic, for example, and visiting the town of f. J of good that was recently liberated by Russian Forces. Well have this story now over to us. Hes a roman cause of refuge on the ground. And hes speaking to the locals. Only thing began and the reason deliberative city of, of dave, the people here, most of them are still living in basements because the town was devastated vice battle in the recent years. Right now we dont want to be bomb shelters where an Election Commission will setup voting booth. And so people can exercise their right now. All of these local residents, they used to have you create in passports. But since for the duration of the data, global storage is made and Everything Possible for them to get there are some documents as soon as possible, and now they will vote in their 1st ever russian president ial election though is still homeless and i am happy to go vote, but i will have to wait a bit. So they told us to stay home and the people would come help us cast our votes. There is so then ill come home and vote again. Okay, im just getting the shortages. Im glad to be here. We didnt even expect to vote. The main thing is that we all vote together, especially with it so, so hard to explain all the joy can be induced to yours or something else. I hope that 3 weeks will make things easier. At least thats how were thinking. After witnessing some of really see or dropping ceilings in the town of have dave go, which was devastated by battles were now heading to done. Net square high will be taking part in the russian president ial election. But right now we receive the news that there are drones ukrainians on the fly, right . Of, of a, so literally from here as soon as possible. And so we have made it back to them as safely from of theyve got all these things and ask its not as dangerous as it is over there and but were just about 17 kilometers away. So. But right now i can take this with the fest off and go and cancel my boat. Ill leave this here. Got my passport, microphone. Look good, look presentable. So its going about the obviously they turn out here in damascus. Theyre quite high. You can see all these people came out here to vote. So i guess ill take my place in line right now. Send to both. The best part is sacred secret. Im sorry. The old for, for thursday votes for the future and have both of us leave for security and peace for all of us. For the historic moment. The voting for the president s health rush, i here in have done this. People have voted for the 1st time in the president ial and that starting out as main. Absolutely great and voting will continue for the next 2 days. And of course well be here to cover room on call for of hard to use. So thats for public use. Meanwhile, in the crime, in a city of separate stuff, all of which of course were united with the roster and a referendum a decade ago all day the locals have been out costing the votes. It is the 2nd time the russian citizens in that strategic Southern City of voting for the countrys president , the foreign minister. So get off or off is hailed the election bed, while also saying the get this the crime in peninsula is not just a part of russia. It always will be a part of russia. Lets see if we will remember that disturbing a terrible spring when near nancy sees how in key of as a result of a bloody included the top. We also remember the notorious friendship trains which way equipped with the ideological follow as a vendor to suppress the inhabitants of the peninsula who did not want to give up the values that culture, that history and the centuries old traditions of the ancestors. The subsequent ends, the crime and sanctions, the undermining of power lines, transport, energy and water blockades. Only convince crime means theyve made the right choice. The issue of ownership of crime, the answer basketball is closed. The peninsula is an integral part of the Russian Federation issue as well. However, the french president emanuel macro on a ca, putting a bully all hes been on a massive anti rush around these days. Its complicated has to do with africa actually, but as a whole nother story macro and hes just being loved, busting, ruptured now, particularly in recent days and weeks. Hes been around best thing the kremlin as well. He says that the crimea should be seized and taken away from russia. He said that will bring peace and stability to that region. Well, i can tell you, apparently thats not what the locals the think is off. Hes done a quarter now explained. Its been 10 years since crime. It took its fate into its own hands, voting to become part of russia and the peninsula has undergone a dramatic transformation all despite the western. Nay sayers who did everything in their power to see where unification fail. Once he grabbed crimea, pretended deployed a move Russian Forces in the peninsula, turning the territory into an armed camp for which to threaten the rest. For the credit, we will continue to hold us accountable until it returns full control of premier to ukraine and completely withdraws its forces. It is also important to acknowledge that the situation and economists republic of crayton year and the city of citrus, the pope, has further the terrier agents. A new crime is most grandiose project was likely the crime in bridge. Russias vital artery of