Putin shields his crusade in Ukraine with an electoral farce. Putin's defeat is, furthermore, the only possible path for a transition that allows us to build a democracy, lift sanctions and reintegrate Russia into the international community.
President... . Under REGISTRATION Vladimir Putin was crowned yesterday for the fifth time in an electoralfarce that he turned into a kind of plebiscite to legitimize his imperialist crusade. Putin thus intended to offer an image of popular support for his war plans, now that Russia has returned to the offensive.