He does this demonstratively: why Putin is hesitating to nominate a candidate for election

Why Putin has not yet announced his candidacy for the election / Getty Images

Putin has not yet announced his candidacy for the Russian presidential elections in 2024. He is now taking his traditional step.

Former KGB and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service employee Sergei Zhirnov told Channel 24 about this, noting that Putin was never in a hurry to announce his candidacy for the elections. Other participants generally did it faster.

Nobody believes in this election

This is how Putin demonstrates that he is a completely different candidate. He doesn't have to worry about the intricacies of the Central Election Commission there and other bureaucratic procedures. His candidacy will be approved anyway.

Putin still has plenty of time. He usually does this in the last days, showing that he is a completely separate candidate. Why do others serve earlier? Because the CEC needs to check the documents; there is time to correct mistakes. Putin has no such danger. He will be registered anyway,” Zhirnov said.

Russia under Putin has become a crazy country. And it is clear that elections there are an ordinary fiction. Not a single Russian believes in them.

Russia under Putin is a big madhouse. But this house has attacked you, killing people and threatening the world with nuclear disaster. All these other “toys” – “elections”, “support” and so on… Not a single Russian in his right mind believes in these elections,” Zhirnov noted.

Elections in Russia: briefly

• Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War believe that, most likely, Putin will avoid the topic of war during the election campaign. There they will focus more on criticizing the West and “stability” in Russia.
• One of the Russian deputies generally called for the destruction or isolation of the part of society that opposes Putin. This was aired on one of the propaganda channels.
• The Kremlin is already preparing for the elections. Putin signed a law to clarify the conduct of voting during martial law. There are interesting nuances regarding the elections.