Editorial note: This article was written before the terrorist attack in Moscow on March 22nd. Vladimir Putin emerged victorious in the presidential elections once again. With a record-breaking turnout of 77.44%, Putin gained 87.28% of the votes. He will lead Russia for another 6 years. Two tangible outcomes of the elections The election results as well as the consolidation of ...
By Şafak Erdem On March 17th, Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidential election with 87.8% of the votes, according to the announced results. The turnout was over 74% with the candidate Nikolay Haritonov from the Communist Party receiving 4.7%, Vladislav Davankov from the New People’s Party 3.6% and Leonid Slutskiy from the Liberal Democratic Party 2.5% of the votes. 1.4% ...
Vladimir Putin won 87.28% of the votes in the Russian presidential elections. His victory happened thanks to the support of the people, who did not doubt their choice. Political, economic, social and military successes became the main guarantee of Putin’s re-election. He started a Special Military Operation, and it’s up to him to finish it – that’s what many people ...
It is absolutely normal for heads of state and government or political leaders to grant interviews to the media. Everybody does that. It is part of the job: Communicating and communicating with the public to make their ideas, proposals and plans known. We usually talk about the characteristics of the interviewee, but much less about the interviewer. I have always ...
The interview given by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Tucker Carlson, one of the leading journalists of the US, has made a worldwide impact. It is worth underlining a few points about this important interview: 1. The defeat in Ukraine has caused new cracks in the Western bloc. There are ongoing debates about who will pay the price. Kremlin is ...
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) has been the main oppositional party since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. When Boris Yeltsin was governing Russia, fully capitulating to the West and executing liberal policies that caused great damage to the country, the CPRF was fighting openly and fiercely against the government. The CPRF was taking an antagonistic stance ...
A Man of Many Names When he referred to the collapse of the Soviet Union as, “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century,” – Western pundits labelled him a communist. Mainstream periodicals, like Politico and Newsweek, and anti-Russian propagandists call him a fascist – on account of a “hyper-masculine personality cult” and “high-levels of repression,” among other authoritarian-sounding concepts. To ...
So far, the coronavirus has affected Eurasia far less than Asia, Western Europe and the United States. Yet, countries across the continent have introduced emergency regimes or increased security measures to fight the spread of Covid-19. There are several possible explanations as to why the region has not been affected by a massive pandemic, although each country has its own ...
It has once again been made clear that Idlib is much more than a conflict zone between Turkey and Syria, despite President Erdogan’s historical meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It has implications for the future of the region as a whole, and for all neighboring countries. In the highlights and reviews of the 6 hour talks ...
Putin and Erdogan meet On March 5, an important meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Russian President Vladimir Putin was held in Moscow. The main results were decisions on counteracting to terrorism, the terms of a ceasefire, the creation of security corridor and joint patrolling efforts. Erdogan and Putin’s talks on Idlib: a brief analysis The high-level ...