03:02Russian citizens voted in the presidential election at a polling station in the country's embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday.
Footage features voters registering at the polling station, entering booths and casting their ballots, while a young first-time voter received a special certificate.
Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva noted a high level of interest among citizens in participating in 'this very significant event.'
"We are deciding the future of our country, of course. And if you ignore that means you don't care about the future of your country. On the other hand, you have the right to decide and to contribute to this very important decision," she added.
Masha, a Russian national currently living in Indonesia, said she believed that voting was the responsibility of 'every citizen all over the world'.
Another voter, Mats, also noted the importance of the event, as 'there are a lot of things going on geopolitically.'
"I hope that the country will solve the pending issues, that we can continue our development and create relations with friendly countries, and hopefully sometime recreate relations with not-so-friendly countries," he added.
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.
'We are deciding the future of our country' - Russians vote in presidential election in Jakarta
Russian citizens voted in the presidential election at a polling station in the country's embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday.
Footage features voters registering at the polling station, entering booths and casting their ballots, while a young first-time voter received a special certificate.
Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva noted a high level of interest among citizens in participating in 'this very significant event.'
"We are deciding the future of our country, of course. And if you ignore that means you don't care about the future of your country. On the other hand, you have the right to decide and to contribute to this very important decision," she added.
Masha, a Russian national currently living in Indonesia, said she believed that voting was the responsibility of 'every citizen all over the world'.
Another voter, Mats, also noted the importance of the event, as 'there are a lot of things going on geopolitically.'
"I hope that the country will solve the pending issues, that we can continue our development and create relations with friendly countries, and hopefully sometime recreate relations with not-so-friendly countries," he added.
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.
Russian citizens voted in the presidential election at a polling station in the country's embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday.
Footage features voters registering at the polling station, entering booths and casting their ballots, while a young first-time voter received a special certificate.
Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Lyudmila Vorobieva noted a high level of interest among citizens in participating in 'this very significant event.'
"We are deciding the future of our country, of course. And if you ignore that means you don't care about the future of your country. On the other hand, you have the right to decide and to contribute to this very important decision," she added.
Masha, a Russian national currently living in Indonesia, said she believed that voting was the responsibility of 'every citizen all over the world'.
Another voter, Mats, also noted the importance of the event, as 'there are a lot of things going on geopolitically.'
"I hope that the country will solve the pending issues, that we can continue our development and create relations with friendly countries, and hopefully sometime recreate relations with not-so-friendly countries," he added.
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.