Do you think this could effect next month’s electins in Russia? Or are Russian elections fixed beyond the effect of anything?
“Do you think this could effect next months electins in Russia? Or are Russian elections fixed beyond the effect of anything?”
BeauBo, I don’t envy the position of Russia right now but the fact of the matter is:
The Russian economy is stagnant. It’s stable. Even blossoming in the big cities. Bad in the provinces, but not enough to warrant the kind of unrest that would pre-suppose some massive change in power on the horizon.
Russians are EXTREMELY averse to ANY form of unrest at this point, so...the question is not whether Putin will win, but how many people will actually show up to vote? (And this also keeping in mind the default vote rigging, ballot stuffing, et al. that is a given in every election there on this scale.)
Young people are under the impression Russia can have an “evolution” not “revolution.” So they will accept Putin for now with the expectation that change (of the positive variety) is somehow inevitable...
And following the election will immediately begin the negotiations for power transition, divisions, financial allotments and deals amongst the oligarchs, elite, etc...
I have a question. Who is more crooked, Hillary and her pals or Putin and his pals?