He's made Russian elections a farce
(NEWSER) - The editors of the Washington Post congratulated Vladimir Putin today “on his exciting, come-from-behind victory to become Russia’s next president ,” won after a brilliant and moving electoral campaign. “Oh, no, wait. That’s not how things work in Russia today. Actually, the story is simpler: Vladimir Putin decided that he would like to be president again, and so he will be." In his years in power, “Putin has closed every avenue through which people might peacefully and legally select or even affect their government." More»
