Russian incumbent President Vladimir Putin was sworn in Friday for a second term in an official ceremony in the Kremlin.

Putin was reelected in the March 14 presidential elections with71.31 percent of the vote.

Russian incumbent President Vladimir Putin was sworn in Friday for a second term in an official ceremony in the Kremlin. (Xinhua/Reuters)

Russian army guns shoot salute in honor of re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin during his innaguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow 07 May 2004. Putin was sworn in to a second four-year term in office in a grand Kremlin ceremony witnessed by the country's political elite and broadcast live across the nation. (Xinhua/AFP)

Women watch the inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin on television in a store in Moscow 07 May 2004. Putin was sworn in to a second four-year term in office in a grand Kremlin ceremony witnessed by the country's political elite and broadcast live across the nation.(Xinhua/AFP)