Putin still streets ahead in presidential opinion poll The head of Russia's state-run pollster, Valery Fyodorov, presented the results of their latest opinion poll of presidential candidates on Wednesday. According to Fyodorov's analysis, Putin is still seen by Russians as "the most effective, the most far-sighted politician, a real strategist. He's a politician who will always put Russia's interests first. He's a Patriot with a capital P." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES