Decorative opponents of Putin: why Girkin announced he was running for president

Girkin runs for president / Collage 24 Channel

Terrorist Igor Strelkov-Girkin decided to run for president of Russia. Gorkin announced his “decision” in a letter from the pre-trial detention center. However, it is unlikely that he will be registered, because prisoners do not have passive voting rights.

Russian opposition journalist Igor Yakovenko told Channel 24 about this, admitting what chances the former head of the Ministry of Defense of the quasi-republic “DPR” has for the presidential campaign.

As they direct, so it will be

According to Yakovenko, Girkin’s chances of becoming president of the aggressor country, like all other candidates except Vladimir Putin, are zero. The desire to become a “guarantor” of Russia is probably some kind of PR campaign by Girkin to remind himself of himself.

How can you distinguish yourself now? Well, now nominate yourself as a presidential candidate. If we talk about the operation of the Russian special services, then I doubt it, because it is not necessary. Girkin will not be registered and will not participate in the elections, noted a Russian opposition journalist.

The composition and personalities of Putin’s decorative opponents will depend on what additional goals they will have. In addition to the fact that Putin will appoint himself to rule Russia for life, there may be additional goals. For example, to demonstrate to Russians and external observers how much anti-war sentiment exists in Russia.

If they decide that this is the goal, then they will allow an anti-war candidate to run. They have already identified a sufficient number. This is Boris Nadezhdin, and Grigory Yavlinsky, and Ksenia Sobchak, and even Alexey Venediktov. This candidate will gain 1.5 – 2%, and then they will say that in Russia so many people are against the war, and the rest are supporters,” Yakovenko said.

According to him, everything depends on the Kremlin’s plan. As they direct, so it will be. The only person who can intervene in this process from the outside is the Armed Forces of Ukraine if they defeat the Russian occupation forces. There are no other possibilities for interference in this electoral event.

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Presidential ambitions of terrorist Girkin

• Strelkov repeatedly criticized Vladimir Putin and the current Russian government in his telegram messages. In August, he wrote that the head of the Kremlin understands nothing about military affairs. In addition, Girkin said that Putin is too trusting, because he is easy to lead by the nose.
• Let us note that the terrorist Girkin was arrested on July 21. He is accused of extremism. He is currently in a Russian pre-trial detention center.
• From there he wrote a letter in which he expressed his desire to run for president. It was announced by the co-chairman of the “Russian movement behind Strelkov” Oleg Nelzin. President Strelkov’s goal is to unite in the face of external and internal threats.