Putin staged a show of running for president: why this sham

Vladimir Putin announced on December 8 that he will run for president of Russia in the next elections. This was a response to the so-called “head of parliament” of the quasi-republic in the occupied Donetsk region, Artem Zhoga, who “persuaded” the dictator to stay.

Former KGB and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service employee Sergei Zhirnov commented on this event Channel 24. According to him, all Russian elections are a sham, starting not even with Putin, but with Yeltsin.

“I thought he would drag out this theater even more, to force him to ask not Ukrainian collaborators, but Russians,” noted Zhirnov.

As you know, the presidential elections in Russia will take place March 15–17. It is expected that this procedure will last three days in order to maximize turnout and manipulate votes.

Now the “direct line” will be without the “cherry”

The ex-KGB agent does not know why Putin announced his candidacy right now. During the “direct line” with the people on December 14, this would be more appropriate.

December 14 it would be some ” “Cherry on the cake.” And now there is no “cherry” and it is clear that he will tell his usual lies that are of no interest to anyone,” Zhirnov stated.

He added that Few people actually watch these conferences, except for specialists who have to do so for comments and explanations.

Putin is running for president again: what you need to know

• As you know, Putin will run for office three times in a row, which violates the Russian Constitution. However, in 2020, he “reset” his previous terms and can now reign until 2036.
• Even Putin’s minions admit that elections in Russia are a bureaucratic procedure. Thus, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov “gained” the dictator more than 90% of the votes, but then retracted his words.
• By the way, in October PACE called on all countries of the Council of Europe recognize Putin as illegitimate after the end of his current term. In addition, the deputies supported a resolution calling the Russian regime a dictatorship.