Russia cannot live without Putin

The Federation Council of Russia announced that a presidential election will be held on March 17, 2024, and the current president of Russia announced that he will participate in the election. By then, Putin was nearly 72 years old. Although he is also very old, he is younger than Biden and Trump, and his mind is much clearer. Currently, in addition to Putin’s announcement of his candidacy, former Russian State Duma member Boris Nadezdin, who has repeatedly publicly expressed his opposition to Russia’s special military operations against Ukraine after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, and called for the rebuilding of European relations, And Yekaterina Duntsova, a post-80s journalist from Tver Oblast north of Moscow who has exposed official crimes, announced her candidacy. The latest polls show that President Putin’s support in Russia is as high as 80%. From this point of view, Putin will basically be re-elected. Russia, which is still in wartime, of course needs Putin.

Artem Zoga, commander of Russia’s “Spartan Battalion”, participant in special military operations, and hero of the Donetsk People’s Republic, said: “Everyone on the front lines of the Russian army is worried and wants to know whether Putin will run for office in 2024. President of Russia.” He was ready to become one of Putin’s campaign aides if invited. This is actually the heart of the Russian army.

If Putin is re-elected, it will be his fifth term and he will be in power until 2030. The controversial 2020 amendments actually allow Putin to serve two more terms, which means he can even stay in power until 2036. His name is destined to be included in the annals of Russian history. From the time he succeeded Yeltsin at the end of 1999 to now, he has been a standout on the Russian political stage.

Since becoming Russian Prime Minister in August 1999, Putin has held power for more than 20 years and served as President of Russia four times. He has been selected as the world’s most influential person by Time and Forbes magazines. Although Putin is over 71 years old, he is in good health. He is strong, energetic, and energetic. He looks much younger than his peers. Compared with the two elderly presidents of the United States, Putin is still more politically convincing.

Secondly, Putin has political wisdom. Putin is a veritable “facilitator of fundamental change around the world.” The military actions he initiated marked the end of an era. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has lasted for nearly two years. It did not end as quickly as the outside world expected. Instead, it fell into a war of attrition, a tug-of-war and a protracted war. In this environment, Putin’s political wisdom came to the fore. He saw that the center of the world had shifted, a fundamental change, and that the “rise in the east and fall in the west” was irreversible. China and Russia are joining forces to develop the Far East. Putin is working hard to promote Sino-Russian economic integration and promote the marriage of the world’s largest resource producer and the largest world factory. This is an unprecedented deep integration of Eurasia in history, providing unprecedented opportunities for the development and stability of China and Russia.

Russia has been subject to 11 rounds of sanctions from the Western world, but it has achieved positive economic growth despite a state of war. In the third quarter of 2023, Russia’s GDP grew by 5.5% on an annual basis. It is expected that Russia’s economic growth rate in 2024 will be three times that of the euro area. This shows that Russia has overcome the crisis and that Western sanctions have less and less impact on Russia. This also means that major developed countries and regions such as the United States and the European Union are no longer able to effectively sanction a country.

Putin always exudes a unique charm and majesty. His decision-making is decisive and his methods are tough. Especially in dealing with international relations and domestic affairs, he always shows extraordinary abilities. When the overall situation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has been decided. Putin first chose to visit China, followed by the Middle East.

Under the live-fire escort of four Su-35S fighter jets, Putin began his trip to the Middle East. These four Su-35S fighters, each carrying four air-to-air missiles, escorted Putin’s special plane from Russia to the United Arab Emirates, then to Saudi Arabia, and finally returned to Moscow. During this trip to the Middle East, Putin went to two places, one was the United Arab Emirates and the other was Saudi Arabia. This is not only the first meeting between leaders of Russia and the Middle East after four years, but also the first time Putin has entered the sphere of influence of the United States since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Previously he had only been to Iran and China, as well as the countries of the former Soviet Union.

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are both extremely important allies of the United States in the Middle East, which also means that the United States is no longer able to maintain its diplomatic blockade against Russia. What is most embarrassing for the United States and Western countries is that not long ago, the German Chancellor received a cold reception in the Middle East and waited at the airport for half an hour without being greeted. But Putin, who is now collectively sanctioned by the West, has been grandly welcomed by Middle Eastern countries. The President of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Crown Prince Salman both greeted Putin with high standards. President Mohammed of the United Arab Emirates personally went to the airport to greet him and was escorted by a full set of armed cavalry, the highest etiquette of the UAE. At the same time, a team of Emirati fighter jets flew through the sky, spraying patterns in the colors of the Russian flag.

As Putin returns to the international political stage, the Russia-Ukraine conflict will also enter the negotiation stage. As U.S. and Western sanctions gradually lose their power, more and more countries will stand up to resist hegemony.

Putin’s outstanding leadership has been recognized by Russia. According to a recent report by the Russian Satellite News Agency, according to a Russian “public opinion” poll, 70% of Russians expressed the hope that President Putin can run for a new term. When asked what Putin should do in 2024, 15% of people believed that Putin should remain in the national leadership, 8% of the people believed that Putin should withdraw from politics, and 70% said that President Putin should run for the new term. Presidency. However, more than half of respondents (67%) said Putin’s job was in their interests. It can be seen that Putin has high prestige in the hearts of the Russian people, and many people hope that he will continue to be re-elected. Because under Putin’s leadership, Russia has demonstrated strong national cohesion, Russia can withstand pressure from the United States and Europe and continue to develop.

In fact, no one currently has such great prestige among Russian people as Putin and can keep Russia united. More than 20 years ago, Putin inherited a mess from Yeltsin. If Putin had not carried out reforms and stabilized the situation, Russia might have been destroyed by the US-European bloc and have returned to the old path of the Soviet Union. More than 20 years later, although Russia has not integrated into the West and has instead been isolated by the US and European groups because of the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia is still standing and is an influential power. Putin is in charge of Russia, making Russians feel confident and hopeful.

If Putin is no longer in charge of Russia, Russia may face many challenges. On the one hand, the United States and Europe will incite color revolutions and civil unrest, and use proxy wars and other methods to destroy Russia from the inside out, making it possible for Russia to fall apart. It must be admitted that in the current international geopolitical situation, only Russia led by Putin can be at the forefront of fighting against U.S. hegemony. And maintain cooperation with China to jointly maintain world strategic stability. In addition, taking the stance of a developing country can also balance the military power of Europe and the United States. If Putin withdraws from Russian politics, Russia will be in disarray and be divided and disintegrated by the United States. Although it is not a smart way to solve NATO’s eastward expansion through military means, the results show that it is indeed effective. It can also stop the disorderly expansion of Western military forces and make the world situation more balanced.

Russia is a federal country that requires strongman politics to maintain unity. Putin has rich strategic experience and can deal with the strategic containment of the US and European groups. At present, Russia cannot do without Putin. Without Putin at the helm, Russia may deviate from its course.