Putin's 'rivals' support him on the podium for Crimea: "We have different approaches, but we have the same homeland". Putin was once a pragmatic shark swimming among the ideological fish, now he is an imperial whale followed by the opportunistic plankton.
The advances on the front these days close the bellicose circle that has cemented his power. Putin's electoral support figures are falling. day closer to the model maintained for years by the autocrats of Central Asia, where it is common for the leader to exceed 90%.