Putin's supporters to stage rallies in Moscow's streets

Some 120,000 people are expected to take to the streets in Moscow on Thursday in four separate demonstrations organized by supporters of Russian prime minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin and his opponents in the March 4 elections. Some 10,000 police officers will be deployed to Moscow streets during the demonstrations, Moscow police said in a statement. Putin''s press secretary Dmitry Peskov has not ruled out that the prime minister may address his supporters with a speech during the demonstration. Members of Putin''s United Russia party are also expected to attend the rally, which was jointly organized by Putin''s election staff and his All-Russia People''s Front movement, Russian news agency (RIA Novosti) reported.