08:05Huge queues were seen outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin on Sunday, as citizens arrived to cast their ballots on the final day of the presidential elections.
"I have never seen that many people," said Lyudmila. "You see how people are united at the moment, all Russian-speaking people have united even more than before. So, we stand for Russia, for Mother Russia."
Footage shows the long line of Russian citizens snaking around multiple blocks in the city. Voters are also seen entering the Embassy, giving their details to staff and placing completed ballots in the ballot boxes.
"We came here from Hamburg. We left home early in the morning,"explained Svetlana. "We made up our minds that we can't ignore this [vote]. This is our civil duty…I think that every person has already made a choice in heart and in soul, it is for sure. And today we will make the choice on paper."
Pavel said it was his 'first experience voting outside Russia', that it was 'very nice to see compatriots' and that he was 'very proud' of those who had come to vote. Another, Nikolai, hit out at the closure of Russian consulates by the German authorities, following a row over diplomatic representation amid the conflict in Ukraine.
"Six years ago I drove five kilometres to the general consulate, cast a ballot and drove five kilometres back," he said. "Today I was forced to drive 400 kilometres from Leipzig to Berlin and back. And for sure we are waiting in a queue for one hour, because there are many people, there are many people who want to cast a ballot. "
The video also shows opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, waiting in line.
A number of media organisations reported a 'noon against Putin' protest, after Navalnaya called on Russians to head to the polls at that time in a symbolic show of dissent - although due to the nature of the secret ballot, the numbers participating in that demonstration were unclear.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
Line of duty - Huge queues outside Moscow's Berlin Embassy as Russians vote in presidential election
Huge queues were seen outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin on Sunday, as citizens arrived to cast their ballots on the final day of the presidential elections.
"I have never seen that many people," said Lyudmila. "You see how people are united at the moment, all Russian-speaking people have united even more than before. So, we stand for Russia, for Mother Russia."
Footage shows the long line of Russian citizens snaking around multiple blocks in the city. Voters are also seen entering the Embassy, giving their details to staff and placing completed ballots in the ballot boxes.
"We came here from Hamburg. We left home early in the morning,"explained Svetlana. "We made up our minds that we can't ignore this [vote]. This is our civil duty…I think that every person has already made a choice in heart and in soul, it is for sure. And today we will make the choice on paper."
Pavel said it was his 'first experience voting outside Russia', that it was 'very nice to see compatriots' and that he was 'very proud' of those who had come to vote. Another, Nikolai, hit out at the closure of Russian consulates by the German authorities, following a row over diplomatic representation amid the conflict in Ukraine.
"Six years ago I drove five kilometres to the general consulate, cast a ballot and drove five kilometres back," he said. "Today I was forced to drive 400 kilometres from Leipzig to Berlin and back. And for sure we are waiting in a queue for one hour, because there are many people, there are many people who want to cast a ballot. "
The video also shows opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, waiting in line.
A number of media organisations reported a 'noon against Putin' protest, after Navalnaya called on Russians to head to the polls at that time in a symbolic show of dissent - although due to the nature of the secret ballot, the numbers participating in that demonstration were unclear.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.
Huge queues were seen outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin on Sunday, as citizens arrived to cast their ballots on the final day of the presidential elections.
"I have never seen that many people," said Lyudmila. "You see how people are united at the moment, all Russian-speaking people have united even more than before. So, we stand for Russia, for Mother Russia."
Footage shows the long line of Russian citizens snaking around multiple blocks in the city. Voters are also seen entering the Embassy, giving their details to staff and placing completed ballots in the ballot boxes.
"We came here from Hamburg. We left home early in the morning,"explained Svetlana. "We made up our minds that we can't ignore this [vote]. This is our civil duty…I think that every person has already made a choice in heart and in soul, it is for sure. And today we will make the choice on paper."
Pavel said it was his 'first experience voting outside Russia', that it was 'very nice to see compatriots' and that he was 'very proud' of those who had come to vote. Another, Nikolai, hit out at the closure of Russian consulates by the German authorities, following a row over diplomatic representation amid the conflict in Ukraine.
"Six years ago I drove five kilometres to the general consulate, cast a ballot and drove five kilometres back," he said. "Today I was forced to drive 400 kilometres from Leipzig to Berlin and back. And for sure we are waiting in a queue for one hour, because there are many people, there are many people who want to cast a ballot. "
The video also shows opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, waiting in line.
A number of media organisations reported a 'noon against Putin' protest, after Navalnaya called on Russians to head to the polls at that time in a symbolic show of dissent - although due to the nature of the secret ballot, the numbers participating in that demonstration were unclear.
Russia's presidential election takes place over three days on March 15-17, with early voting between February 25 and March 14.
The four candidates are Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Communist Party's Nikolai Kharitonov, Vladislav Davankov of the New People Party and incumbent President Vladimir Putin, running as an independent candidate.