Dictators Congratulate Putin on Landslide 'Win' in Russian 'Election'

Breitbart ^ | 3/18/2024 | Frances Martel

[marcusmaximus]

A growing list of human rights violators and authoritarian regimes around the world published messages congratulating Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on his overwhelming “victory” in a three-day sham presidential election that concluded on Sunday.

Leaders such as genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping, North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un, and the heads of Russia’s satellites in Latin America – Cuba’s figurehead “president” Miguel Díaz-Canel and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro – extended their support and confidence in Putin after securing another six years in power through a largely ceremonial “election” with no meaningful opposition voices on the ballot and widespread reports of voter intimidation and repression.

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“The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent congratulations on the convincing victory in the election and the re-election of Vladimir Putin as the president of Russia,” a brief message from the Iranian government, referring to President Ebrahim Raisi, read.

Elsewhere in the Middle East, the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas – who, in January, began the twentieth year of his first four-year term as “president” – sent a message to Putin wishing him “every success in fulfilling his obligations as well as achieving the goals and tasks currently facing the Russian people.”

Abbas reportedly declared that he is “proud of the friendly relationship between Palestine [sic] and Russia” and thanked Putin for supporting the anti-Israel cause. The Russian government has taken on a leadership role, especially at the United Nations, in opposing the national security of Israel and supporting the agenda of the Hamas Sunni jihadist organization in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks on the Israeli homeland.

[kiryandil]

What Sevastopol doink?

Tell Russia to send "General 200" Syrskyi's new crop of massacred Ukrainians back from the Ukrainian border near Belgorod, so their wives and mothers can bury the pieces.

At least the Russian elections are over, so more Ukies don't have to be sent into the Russian guns for a while, for propaganda "victories".

[BobL]

“This list no doubt by oversight forgot to mention the congratulations of India — democratically elected Modi — to Putin on his re-election. And the Pope in the Holy See.”

Definition of a Dictator in Neocon Land: “An unapproved victor in an election, regardless of how clean the election was and how much the victory percentage matched internationally-recognized pre-election polling.”