Kremlin: Putin’s participation in presidential elections not on agenda

The issue of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s participation in the 2018 election as a United Russia candidate or as a self-nominated candidate is not on the agenda, the Kremlin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said.

"This issue is not on the agenda, it just does not exist yet," Peskov told reporters, answering a question on whether Putin will take part in the election as a self-nominated candidate or as a United Russia candidate.

Answering a question on whether Putin’s nomination as a United Russia candidate in the last presidential election proved to be effective, Peskov said, "The figures were very high - that’s what we may state," TASS cited him as saying.