The unsurprising victory for the Russian President - which could have been declared before a single ballot box was checked - means the despots reign will continue until at least 2030.
The despot is expected to win the election with almost 88 per cent of the voteVladimir Putin declared an unsurprising victory tonight calling for a 'stronger and more effective Russia' as he continues to eye up a new world order and unleash plans to challenge Western dominance.
If he is allowed to rule the next six years, it means that history-buff Putin will be the longest serving Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the 18th century. His landslide election comes after his most prolific critic Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison colony last month under suspicious circumstances - with many, including his grieving widow, claiming Putin was to blame.
The Kremlin leader was set for his largest ever election victory on Sunday, with exit polls and official results by state-run companies putting almost 88 per cent of the vote towards him He risks becoming defined by the war in Ukraine which has cost many thousands of lives - including Russian troops - and led to unprecedented Western sanctions that have created major tensions within the Russian economy.
The bloody uprising threatened to tarnish Putin's self-created image of a strategic genius - the oppressor likes to compare himself to Peter the Great, the reform-minded emperor who expanded Russia's borders. Russian President Vladimir Putin takes a dip in the ice cold water of Lake Seliger during the celebrations of the Epiphany Orthodox holiday at the Nilov Monastery on Stolobny Island in Russia, 19 January 2018
'Today it is critically important not to stray from this path,' he said. 'The vote was a way for Russians to demonstrate their 'patriotic feelings.'If Donald Trump wins the November election for the Republicans this could lead to the states taking a more sympathetic view of Russia - with less money being funneled to Ukraine.
In 1998 - just a year before becoming president - his predecessor Yeltsin appointed him as head of the FSB security service before making him prime minister. READ HERE: The personality cult of Putin: How Vladimir uses assassinations and bare-chested photo ops to rule unchallenged... and has laid the foundations for CIVIL WAR or another deadly dictator to step up when he dies
He jailed his loudest rival, Alexei Navalny, in 2021 and kept him in prison for three years until his death under opaque circumstances in February 2024. Ever since the little-known KGB agent secured victory on New Year's Eve 1999 he has consolidated power by bringing oligarchs to heel and banning any real opposition - turning Russia into an authoritarian state
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Sanctions are not the way to fight Vladimir PutinThere is no substitute for military aid to Ukraine
続きを読む »
Vladimir Putin warns of wider conflict over UkraineRussian president makes most explicit threat to use nuclear weapons since full-scale invasion
続きを読む »
Vladimir Putin says Russia is primed to launch nuclear rockets'We are, of course, ready.'
続きを読む »
Vladimir Putin Says Russia Is Ready to Use Nuclear Weapons if ThreatenedRussian President Vladimir Putin at a gas station in Kazan, Russia, Feb. 22, 2024.
続きを読む »
Vladimir Putin says Russia is primed to launch nuclear rockets' From the technical point of view, of course we are ready.'
続きを読む »
Vladimir Putin: Russia ready to use nuclear weapons if statehood threatenedRussian President Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to use nuclear weapons if its statehood, sovereignty, or independence is threatened. He hopes the US will avoid actions that could lead to a nuclear conflict and believes the world is not heading towards a nuclear war. However, Putin emphasizes that Russia's nuclear forces are fully prepared and ready to act if necessary.
続きを読む »