Russia calls themselves a „a democratic federal state governed by the rule of law with a republican form of government”, Which means they have to vote for their president. The President before the new elections is known everywhere as “Vladimir Putin.”. In Russia they vote every six years for a new President for the next six years. The new Presidential elections were held in Russia from March 15 to 17.
Russia’s President Putin announced his candidacy for the presidency this winter. The 71-year-old had the constitution changed in order to be able to run again. Kremlin critics call the election a “parody.”
Putin had specifically changed the Russian constitution in order to be able to run again. He was appointed to succeed him on New Year’s Eve 1999 by then-President Boris Yeltsin. Since then, he has determined the history of Russia as president. When Putin ends another six-year term in the Kremlin, he will overtake Joseph Stalin, who led the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953, Putin will then be Russia’s longest-serving head of state since Tsarina Catherine the Great in the 18th century.
The result of the election in Russia is as expected: Vladimir Putin will be at the helm of the country for another six years. The people had no real opinion in the election, which was neither free nor fair. Putin’s re-election is therefore more of a fraud and has nothing to do with the public’s choice. The elections were only a show to make it seem to the world that the Russian people still support Putin.
What do the elections in Russia mean for the US and for NATO? One thing is clear: as long as Putin remains president in Russia, there is no hope of a peace agreement with Ukraine and the war continues. So, with NATO, there will be no end to supporting Ukraine, and goods will continue to be sent along with aid money to help the people of Ukraine as much as possible, without interfering in the war itself.
In any case, the situation in the East will continue to be monitored. As long as Putin is president, he can attack whatever he wants, and if he chooses to attack other NATO members, then the US is also obliged to send its troops into the war to ensure the security of NATO members, like all other NATO countries.
