A Putin with dissent struck down feels increasingly stronger, says Frida Ghitis. The Kremlin intensifies internal repression a month before supposed elections.
Russia is suffocating from repression, fear and apathy, Ghitis says. The head of the Kremlin heads with that armor of strength, repression and cynicism towards his sixth term through a vote next month, which will elevate him until 2030, she says. Hope for a better future has disappeared before Russia attacked Ukraine and the Russian people turned a blind eye, she adds.