Russian President Vladimir Putin’s campaign office said Wednesday he had gathered over two million signatures in support of his candidacy in the March presidential election. As Putin has put his name forward as an independent candidate, he is required by Russian law to have at least 300 thousand registered supporters from 40 regions or more in order to get on the ballot. “If desired, much more signatures can be collected for Putin, many times more signatures,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “Because the level of support for the president, the level of consolidation of society around him…