It was Russia that gave birth to Putin, Romanova said, would the dictator have won in fair elections?

In the spring of 2024, presidential elections will be held in Russia. Vladimir Putin has officially announced that he will run again.

The head of the Sitting Rus' charity foundation Olga Romanova commented 24 Channel the situation with the elections in Russia. She is sure that they will be illegitimate, but even without falsification nothing will change.

“If fair elections are held in Russia today, Putin will win. This is the misfortune, grief and tragedy of Russia. We have a question about the chicken or the egg – did Russia give birth to Putin or did Putin make Russia like this,” Romanova noted. < /p>

According to the oppositionist, it was Russia that gave birth to Putin. Therefore, the current historical turn was most likely inevitable. But for some reason, the West’s rhetoric towards the dictator is much more delicate than it could be.

Most support Putin

If you remove all the fraud and falsification in the Russian elections, Putin is the only candidate, so he still wins.

At least not 80%, but, unfortunately, he has 65 – 70%,” Romanova noted.

Yes, there is still Alexey Navalny, but his popularity is rapidly falling. But Igor Girkin’s fans are in the minority, and perhaps that’s for the best. After all, with their far-right beliefs, the war will not end and it could be even worse.

Elections in Russia: latest news

• Vladimir Putin hesitated for a long time to announce his run for the next presidential election. One of the most painful issues for him was mobilization in Russia and the aggravation of social tension as a result of it.
• However, on December 8, Putin nevertheless announced his decision to run in the next elections, arguing that today “there is no other way.” It should be noted that in 2020 he “reset” his previous terms in order to continue to rule.
• It is assumed that after the elections Putin will decide on total mobilization. At the same time, on the “direct line” on December 14, he denied the need for a second wave of mobilization and noted the “successes” of Russian military personnel.