Putin Claims Victory, Warns Against Provocation of Russia
In his victory address, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that his country would not be frightened, making history as the longest-serving Russian leader in over 200 years.
“I would want to express my gratitude to all of you and the nation’s population for your support and confidence. Nobody in history has ever been successful in intimidating us or suppressing our will or consciousness, no matter who they are or how much they desire to do so. It hasn’t worked thus far and won’t work going forward. Never, Putin reportedly stated early on Monday morning, as per an AFP report.
Putin added that in the event of a war between Russia and the NATO military alliance, which is commanded by the US, there is a chance of World War III. According to him, that would indicate that World War Three is just around the corner. He made it clear right away that nobody desired such a situation.
Putin’s statements followed those made by French President Emmanuel Macron last month, when he seemed to be taking a tough stance against Russia, and this week’s interview on French television.
Macron stated this week that France must make sure Russia does not prevail in the conflict in Ukraine, and he stated last month that he could not rule out the possibility of sending ground forces there in the future.
In response to Macron’s remarks, Putin declared that “everything is possible in the modern world.” Everyone can see that we are just a few steps away from a full-scale World War Three. They heard both English and French being spoken on the battlefield, therefore I don’t think many people are interested in this, Putin remarked.
After winning the largest-ever landslide in post-Soviet Russian history, he told Reuters, “There is nothing good in this, first of all for them, because they are dying there and in large numbers.”
Putin was cynically hailed by EU chief Charles Michel on his “landslide victory” as early as Friday, the first day of the poll.
Putin will have ruled Russia for the longest period of time since Catherine the Great in the eighteenth century if he serves out the remainder of his term in the Kremlin.
Putin referred to Navalny’s demise as a “sad event” in his initial remarks made in public following his death last month. At a live news conference, Putin used his name for the first time in years: “As for Mr. Navalny. Indeed, he did die. It’s usually a depressing occasion.
A few days before Navalny passed away, Putin said that a colleague had suggested trading him for “some people” who are incarcerated in Western nations. “I agreed with the person who was speaking to me even though he hadn’t completed his sentence.”
Putin’s most well-known opponent, Alexei Navalny, passed away in an Arctic prison last month. Navalny’s allies attempted to thwart his certain triumph by inciting people to swarm voting places at midday and tamper with their ballots.
In Berlin, admirers showered his wife Yulia Navalnaya with bouquets and cheers. She claimed to have scribbled her late husband’s name on her ballot after casting her ballot at the Russian consulate.
Responding to the opposition’s request, a few Moscow voters told AFP they had come to honor Navalny’s memory and voice their disapproval in the only way permitted by law.
“At a polling place in central Moscow, I came to demonstrate that there are many of us, that we exist, and that we are not some insignificant minority,” said 19-year-old student Artem Minasyan.
Putin declared that anyone who tampered with their votes would “have to be dealt with” and that the protest had no effect.
AFP reporters discovered spoiled voting papers with the opposition leader’s name scribbled on them atop a pile of flowers at Navalny’s burial at a Moscow cemetery.
“We live in a nation where voicing our opinions might land us in jail. Therefore, I know that we are not alone when I see so many individuals during times like these,” Regina, 33, remarked.
