At the end of an election in which he fought without credible opposition, Vladimir Putin launched into the victorious speech of an authoritarian leader galvanized by the 87% obtained.
The Russian leader even went so far as to mention Alexeï Navalny, whose name he had refrained from mentioning since the latter's death in mid-February.
“Yes, he died, it’s a sad event,” said the man who is back at the helm of Russia for six years.
But we have had other cases where people in prison have died.
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During this speech broadcast on public television, the master of the Kremlin assured that he was in favor of the idea of exchanging the opponent for “certain people who are in penal establishments in Western countries” before his death.
“Believe me or not, the person who spoke to me hadn't finished the sentence before I said I agreed,” he continued.
There was only one condition: that we trade him so he doesn't come back.
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