Putin’s transformation into the new Stalin is now complete
This is a red-letter day for Russia’s leader after his grotesque pretence of a free election. The country’s Stalinist past is looming over the present.
Vladimir Putin will be re-elected as Russian President. Though the result is a foregone conclusion, he hopes it will prove to the world that his bloody invasion of Ukraine is endorsed by the Russian people.
Having already led Russia for 24 years, he is poised to prolong his grip on power for a further six years after a three-day election in which the voters effectively have only one choice.
