Another Putin Disaster
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Russia, like the rest of the world, is bracing for the coronavirus and the economic pain that comes with it. On top of that, Moscow is currently in a spat with Saudi Arabia over oil prices, threatening a key source of revenue for the Kremlin.
Some experts told me Putin is betting that, in the face of these looming crises, he can easily sell his extended leadership play as necessary for stability, and that Russians — and the rest of the world — might be too distracted to worry all that much about Putin’s machinations.
He basically said as much in his speech to the Duma. “I think and I strongly believe that a strong presidential vertical for our country, for Russia, is absolutely necessary,” Putin said. “And today’s economic situation, as I have just pointed out, and the situation in other spheres, such as security, is another reminder.”
That helps explain why he seems to have suddenly abandoned his previous plan to stay in power behind the scenes.
“There has been this whole dance of introducing some kind of elaborate schemes and setups to extend the rule,” Maksym Eristavi, a research fellow at the Atlantic Council, told me.
“It was all because there was no window of opportunity,” he added. “And now there is one because of the virus, because of the crisis, because of the rising instability. He’s very skilled at seizing opportunities.”
www.vox.com/2020/3/10/21173493/putin-russia-president-term-limits-coro
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The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/11/business/oil-prices-saudi-arabia/in
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Just a day after confirming that it would jack up production by about 2.5 million barrels per day starting April 1 in a battle for market share with Russia and US producers, state oil company Saudi Aramco said it would increase its "maximum sustainable" capacity by 1 million barrels to 13 million per day. In other words, the Saudis are digging in for a war of attrition.
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Russian lawmakers told to rally behind Putin's move to extend rule
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliamentary head told lawmakers on Thursday to rally behind Vladimir Putin against what he said was a foreign campaign to discredit constitutional reforms that could allow the president to stay in power until 2036.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-lawmakers-told-to-rally-b
ehind-putin-s-move-to-extend-rule/ar-BB116I59?ocid=msedgntp
Putin, comrade dictator. No doubt about it folks. Russians are born to have a master. All throughout history Russians have had a master. I bet with special glasses we could even see their dog collars.
Hey kiki sig, can you say I love my master? Come on, you know you can.
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lol
Says the biggest owned bitch on this board.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Putin Dons Hazmat Suit To Visit Hospital Treating Coronavirus Patients
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Coronavirus has taken on a political dimension for the Russian leader: Putin announced that a nationwide referendum on constitutional amendments scheduled for April 22 has been postponed until further notice.
"We'll evaluate the situation and based only on the recommendations from doctors and specialists we will decide on a new date," Putin said.
It's hard to understate how important that vote was to securing the Russian president's hold on power. Putin has grasped the reins of power in his country for two decades, but his current term ends in 2024, leaving Russia with a potential succession crisis.
Putin's system of managed democracy means that power flows from one man: The president has no serious political competition, his friends and allies control the commanding heights of the economy and Putin is the ultimate arbiter of disputes between elites. The current constitution requires Putin to step down after his current term, meaning that the system he presides over could quickly unravel.
The April 22 vote was supposed to remedy that, in typically Putinesque fashion. The country's rubber-stamp parliament rammed through amendments to the constitution that could pave the way for the president stay in power after his current term ends, potentially until 2036. Putin signed the amendments, and the constitutional court endorsed the proposed changes, which must now be put to the popular vote.
Coronavirus, then, is a new political battlefield for Putin.
More at www.cnn.com/2020/03/25/europe/russia-putin-coronavirus-intl/index.html
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Putin's own people, those like our CDC medical experts, are raising alarm bells stating he is lying about the numbers.
tick tock
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Shoo comrade...
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Russian officials once touted their success in holding off the virus. Now cases are rising as their statistics are being questioned.
The recent speed of the government response may in part be due to recognition that the virus is, in fact, spreading throughout the country. While official figures remain low, evidence is emerging that that reality is more severe, with many cases of the virus being misdiagnosed as other ailments. A report published last week by RBC, a Russian business newspaper, found that Rosstat, the country’s official statistics agency, has recorded an increase of 37 percent of cases of “community-acquired pneumonia” in January as compared to January 2019, which could fit similar symptoms to the coronavirus. Such an increase would represent nearly 2,000 cases.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/18/fortress-russia-coronavirus-sprea
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