Russian Presidential Election: A Referendum on Putin’s Leadership
Russian Presidential Election: A Referendum on Putin’s Leadership

Author(s): Lily Ong
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems
Published by: Mednarodni inštitut za bližnjevzhodne in balkanske študije IFIMES
Keywords: Russia; Presidential Election; Putin; leadership;
Summary/Abstract: Putin has them and their satellites to thank, for unleashing relentless sanctions in the delirious dream that they could crush the world’s largest country. Instead of bringing Russia to its knees as contrived and fervently hoped, the sanctions backfired in more ways than one, magnetizing more Russians to their leader’s side. Proving to his people once again that he is tried, true and tested, Putin has dexterously steered his country through an ongoing, arduous hour of unprecedented sanctions meant to inflict economic pain of the harshest kind on his countrymen.

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