https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...nst-meddling-presidential-election/984117001/
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Russia warns U.S. against 'meddling' in presidential election.
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Hah, irony.
What election? It's literally just a coronation for Putin, there is no meaningful democracy in Russia, it's a dictatorship in all but name. Anyone who says otherwise is either hopelessly deluded or a Putin shill.
What election? It's literally just a coronation for Putin, there is no meaningful democracy in Russia, it's a dictatorship in all but name. Anyone who says otherwise is either hopelessly deluded or a Putin shill.
There would have to be an actual election to meddle in lol. Putin just barred the only actual opposition candidate, otherwise it's diet Putin, Putin concentrate, or communists.
Another irony is that Putin has benefited from US meddling in Russia's democratic process in the past since the US propped up the Yeltsin campaign in 96 and he went on to effectively groom Putin as his successor.
Not really. Security apparatus pushed Putin to the top and forced Yeltsin to resign.
Putin was appointed director of the FSB directly by Yeltsin in 1998, and then appointed Prime Minister again by Yeltsin a year later. The actual changeover may not have been entirely on Yeltsin's terms but he was clearly groomed for the position of president.
This is the same type of responses they've been throwing at the trump admin when they dare speak up.
I don't think it's really possible for the US to meddle in the upcoming election in Russia in the same way they did in the US. People here don't really use social media as much or the same way they do in the US. It isn't really seen as an important extension of one's life where video, news and media is consumed daily from it. Political discourse isn't really a thing here either so it's hard to influence a conversation if it isn't happening. FB and twitter aren't popular in Russia either.
The only ones who do use it are the trolls hired by Putin right? :P
We actually have done it multiple times, especially during the Cold War, but something tells me Trump has no interest in doing it to Putin.
Meanwhile, Putin is meddling in his own election by banning his #1 opponent from being a candidate.
He was technically appointed by Yeltsin. It was not Yeltsin who selected him, nor pushed him up the political scene. It was the Russian security apparatus (or the "deep state"). He was groomed for president, but not by Yeltsin.
If you mean Navalny then it's not a loss in any way or form.
The only decent candidate worth voting IMO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Grudinin
So this time I might not skip elections even if it's just a formality, but I'd be really surprised If Grudinin gets even 10% of votes.