Initially, it was assumed that Putin could announce his candidacy at the "Russia" international exhibition, which opened on 4 November 2023, on National Unity Day.

Vladimir Putin announced his intention to be re-elected president on 8 December 2023, after the completion of the award ceremony for the Russian military on the occasion of Heroes of the Fatherland Day.

Putin announced his participation in the election in response to a question from the speaker of the Donetsk People's Republic parliament, Artyom Zhoga.

[1] On 9 December 2023, a meeting of the All-Russian People's Front was held on the issue of Vladimir Putin's nomination as a presidential candidate.

On 16 December 2023, a meeting of the initiator group officially nominated Vladimir Putin as a presidential candidate took place in Zaryadye Park, Moscow.

[10] Since Vladimir Putin was running as an independent candidate, in order to be included in the ballot, laws required him to needed to collect 300,000 signatures of Russian citizens in his support.

On 4 January 2024, United Russia Secretary General Andrey Turchak announced an increase in the number of signature collectors.

[16] On 16 January 2024, the United Russia party held their so-called single day of collecting signatures in support of Vladimir Putin.

In January 2024, Putin began making trips to the regions, which at the same time were of a presidential working nature and were not positioned as campaign.

[22] The next day, Putin visited another Far Eastern region, the Khabarovsk Krai, where he met with local entrepreneurs and discussed issues of the Russian economy.

[30] A number of Russian officials at federal, regional and local levels and other notable people have publicly endorsed Putin's candidacy.