Many voters credit Putin , a 65-year-old former KGB spy, with standing up for Russia's interests in a hostile outside world, even though the cost is confrontation with the West.
Wapiga kura wengi wanamshukuru Putin, jasusi wa zamani wa KGB mwenye umri wa miaka 65, kwa kusimama kwa ajili ya maslahi ya Urusi katika ulimwengu wa nje wenye uhasama, ingawa gharama yake ni mapambano na nchi za Magharibi.