President Vladimir Putin delivers speech after victory in Russian election

Vladimir Putin speaks for the first time since the polls in the presidential election have closed. Appearing to confirm that he has won the presidency, he says his win will allow Russia to consolidate society and become "stronger and more effective". "No one will ever suppress Russia when we are consolidated," he says. "We are one, united family." The Russian leader was greeted with chants of "Putin, Putin, Putin" from the crowd ahead of his speech Get the latest updates in the Sky News live blog: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-latest-russian-man-detained-for-planning-terror-attack-on-behalf-of-ukraine-as-election-voting-enters-second-day-12541713 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales