‘A Spectacle, A Farce, A Rigged Clown Show’: Russia Watches As Putin Cruises Toward A Fifth Term – Analysis

‘A Spectacle, A Farce, A Rigged Clown Show’: Russia Watches As Putin Cruises Toward A Fifth Term – Analysis

Eurasia Review

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By Robert Coalson

(RFE/RL) — Many Kremlin-watchers expected President Vladimir Putin’s December 14 question-and-answer marathon to be the launching point for a drive to secure a fifth term in office in a poll set for March 15-17. Instead, h*e made the announcement *in a seemingly offhanded way on December 8.

And the...

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