Stavropol residents willing to see Putin were pushed behind barriers
On March 5th, Vladimir Putin visited the greenhouses of the 'Solnechny Dar' agricultural holding in the Solnechnodolsk settlement. He observed a robot picking vegetables and tried some tomatoes and fruit compote in the local canteen.
Ahead of Putin’s arrival, the traffic police closed off the road to the Shpakovsky District. In Stavropol, massive traffic jams occurred. Law enforcement officers erected barriers to segregate those who wished to see the president. Eventually, Putin approached the residents accompanied by bodyguards and policemen. A retired woman even gave the president a kiss.
As part of his election campaign, Putin has visited several Russian regions. For instance, in Chelyabinsk, the sky 'cleared itself' from smog on the day of his arrival. Employees of the 'Uralvagonzavod' plant in Sverdlovsk Oblast were obliged to undergo PCR tests before meeting the president.