“Putin uttered a phrase that could become one of the important quotes of his long and inglorious reign, along with” she drowned “and” wet in the outhouse. ” Why is he sending everyone to jail. ”And the Russian president said sacramentally:“ If you look at the street protests, you will understand that not everyone is in prison. ”Not everyone is in prison! More,” the journalist emphasized.
He added that Putin is a cautious politician, he does not go ahead.
“He moves exactly where he is allowed to advance. He studies what the measure of responsibility will be. And if there are no consequences, he goes further, more and more confidently. This was the case in Russia after he came to power. He carefully watched how society would react. to his every step, to the actual usurpation of power, to the adoption of insane laws, to the destruction of independent media – and, when it turned out that there was no reaction, he twisted everyone into a ram’s horn, “Portnikov noted.
According to him, the head of the Kremlin is pursuing the same policy with the West. The attack on Georgia, the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of certain territories of Donbass have led to attempts to negotiate with it.
“Now he is actually destroying the gas market, and in the West, many are thinking not about sanctions for using raw materials as weapons, but about how to quickly sign a long-term agreement with him and breathe more calmly,” Portnikov wrote.
Putin has been in power in Russia for over 20 years. In 2018, Putin was elected for a fourth presidential term… In 2008-2012, he was the head of government, while Dmitry Medvedev was president.
42% of Russians would not like to see Putin as president after 2024. This is evidenced by the results of a poll conducted by the Levada Center on September 23-29.
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