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What Putin’s Constitution referendum means for Russians and the West

2020-07-10

What Putin’s Constitution referendum means for Russians and the West Russian voters have overwhelmingly approved new changes to the constitution that will now let Vladimir Putin run for two more terms in office. Russia’s longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin, Putin now could remain in power through 2036. With that, the president has broken his promises to the Russian people not to change the Constitution and introduced several questionable amendments that aim to outlaw same-sex marriages, mention the “belief in…

The parade has lost its true sense

2020-06-24

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| Allemagne, Europe, Russia

The parade has lost its true sense Over time, the Victory Parade has lost its true sense, having become Putin’s political PR stunt. Through the Victory Parade, Putin is trying to show the whole world the prowess of the Russian army, and that he must be reckoned with. While Putin, on the one hand, is speaking of Russia’s peaceful development, on the other hand, he is trying to flex muscles before the world community by holding a fancy parade….