Public would vote to re-elect Putin as president in 2018

Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, a survey by a state-run pollster showed on Thursday.

Seventy-four percent of Russians would vote to re-elect Putin as president, according to a poll conducted by VTsIOM.

Putin is widely expected to contest the next presidential election in 2018. If he won, it would be his fourth term as Russian president.