When, later today, Russian President Vladimir Putin wins another landslide electoral victory, he will rule as Russia's president until at least 2024.
The question is why the antipathy toward democratic norms? If 80 percent of the country approves of Putin's performance, why does Putin feel the need to crack down on critics?
Flying drones over forested mansions and borrowing photographs from expensive prostitutes, Navalny torments the elites who surround Putin and dominate Russian political and economic life.
Putin fears Navalny's videos and his confident social media presence are earning traction with Russians of all ages, and thus will spur a groundswell for real accountability.
Without naming Navalny, Putin angrily stated that the activist didn't deserve it.
This public profile makes it difficult for Putin to entertain the idea of murdering Navalny as he has other less well-known political activists such as Boris Nemtsov.
If you spend part of your Sunday watching electoral results from Moscow, remember that the names not standing against Putin are the greatest domestic threat the former KGB man has faced for many years.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/putins-electoral-victory-belies-personal-political-fears
The question is why the antipathy toward democratic norms? If 80 percent of the country approves of Putin's performance, why does Putin feel the need to crack down on critics?
Flying drones over forested mansions and borrowing photographs from expensive prostitutes, Navalny torments the elites who surround Putin and dominate Russian political and economic life.
Putin fears Navalny's videos and his confident social media presence are earning traction with Russians of all ages, and thus will spur a groundswell for real accountability.
Without naming Navalny, Putin angrily stated that the activist didn't deserve it.
This public profile makes it difficult for Putin to entertain the idea of murdering Navalny as he has other less well-known political activists such as Boris Nemtsov.
If you spend part of your Sunday watching electoral results from Moscow, remember that the names not standing against Putin are the greatest domestic threat the former KGB man has faced for many years.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/putins-electoral-victory-belies-personal-political-fears
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