[arista]

John Sweeney's BBC1HD Panorama is tonight 7:30PM
"Taking On Putin"


He spoke on bbc1 breakfast before 9PM
and he was locked up while trying to Film in Moscow , Russia.
He said its like the Nazi time
as Putin will win his Election.


https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/t...-men-9cz7z5mpx

[Livia]

Putin will win, but it's not really an election. There is no democracy in Russia.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

Putin will win, but it's not really an election. There is no democracy in Russia.

Yes Livia
many are now saying just that

[MTVN]

The Russian people still love him

[Livia]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The Russian people still love him

What choice to they have?

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Livia

What choice to they have?

Well this man is also a candidate

Youtube video

[Livia]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Well this man is also a candidate

Youtube video

Yes...

God forbid they should ever have a strong opposition. Putin wouldn't like that at all.

[Brillopad]

I would say anyone opposing Putin is taking their life in their hands. Must be a brave man.

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

I would say anyone opposing Putin is taking their life in their hands. Must be a brave man.

The Kremlin don't mind people running as long as they're eccentrics with no chance of winning, its the ones who might actually put a serious dent in Putin's share of the vote who get threatened, harassed and jailed

[bots]

i lived and worked in Russia for a bit. Putin was seen as a saviour to many, they genuinely liked him. They still like him in the majority, but not to the same overwhelming extent.

Putin is a tough cookie, but he has to be in that country, if he showed any weakness he would be dead, it's that simple.

In the overall scheme of things, the Putin regime is much better than it was in previous times. The Russian people, in the main, have a better quality of life, and they do have more freedoms than they used to. However we can't and shouldn't compare it to "normal" democracies because it isn't, and a normal democracy just wouldn't work there and isn't likely to for a long time.

[Kizzy]

He has an opposition, his name is Navalny

https://www.indy100.com/article/mosc...agorny-8214111

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

i lived and worked in Russia for a bit. Putin was seen as a saviour to many, they genuinely liked him. They still like him in the majority, but not to the same overwhelming extent.

Putin is a tough cookie, but he has to be in that country, if he showed any weakness he would be dead, it's that simple.

In the overall scheme of things, the Putin regime is much better than it was in previous times. The Russian people, in the main, have a better quality of life, and they do have more freedoms than they used to. However we can't and shouldn't compare it to "normal" democracies because it isn't, and a normal democracy just wouldn't work there and isn't likely to for a long time.

Yes The Russian People
love getting back their Crimea
this 25 min docu (7:30PM tonight BBC1HD)
shows how this BBC Reporter
gets locked up and stopped in asking questions
that Putin does not want talked about in public.