[Right_Wing_Madman]

The main opposition figure who worked to spoil the vote, Aleksei A. Navalny, a harsh critic of Mr. Putin and the Ukraine war

Navalny was a bit player in Russian politics, but the neocons have transformed him into a great opposition leader. Nobody showed up for Navalny's revolution three years ago:

Russian Revolution 2.0 Cancelled. Navalny Protests Flop
Feb 16, 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I3_f043To4

[Sacajaweau]

Agree....people here don’t really care. Putin has been good for Russia. It’s not our country....and we have no business saying who runs it. It’s not the same Russia of days gone by.