The 71-year-old veteran leader has been in power for more than 20 years, and he is still majestic.
Xinhua News Agency said on December 7** that the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament) passed a resolution confirming that elections to the Russian Federation will be held on March 17, 2024, which will take effect from the date of publication.
On December 8, Putin announced in a high-profile manner that he would participate in Russia in 2024
These two events are in the same vein, which shows that Putin is full of confidence in the stability and control of Russia's political situation. To some extent, this also shows that the overall situation of the Russia-Ukraine war has been decided.
Since February 2022, Russia launched a "special military operation" against Ukraine, first a quick victory in the siege of Kyiv was unwinnable, and then the four regions of eastern Ukraine fought a defensive war, and then although it withstood the Ukrainian autumn **, it was bombed on the Crimean bridge, the attack on the Hermitage in Moscow, the sudden rebellion of Prigozhin's "Wagner" corps, Chechnya** Kadyrov Jr.'s repeated dissatisfaction with the military, as well as the impatience of the royalists in Russia, all seem to indicate that Putin's ability to control Russia is declining, and it cannot help but cast doubt on Putin's right and wrong in waging this war and his ability to control the political situation.
Castro Jr. of Chechnya has always been Putin's "little fan brother".
But with the overall improvement of the Russian economy, the GDP rose instead of falling during the war, and through the battle of the "meat grinder" of **Mutt, at least 50,000 living forces of the Ukrainian army were eliminated, and the war situation was stabilized in one fell swoop.
And more and more news about the recent "Palestinian-Israeli war" shows that "Hamas" also has a lot of help and support from Russia behind it. This may be another big move taken by Emperor Pu to "encircle Wei and save Zhao", the Middle East cloth, which further disrupted the pace of US aid to Ukraine. Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department also announced that its aid to Ukraine will run out by the end of December, and the military has also redirected the ammunition previously sent to Ukraine to Israel.
Everything is moving for the better in Russia.
Emperor Pu smiled lovely, and his face was full of spring breeze.
On December 6, Putin visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, two major oil countries, and four warplanes escorted the whole process, focusing on a proud and high-profile.
On December 7, he received Raisi's visit to Russia.
You Ilang give me a new type of UAV, and I give you Ilang Su-35 fighters.
As an organization of petroleum exporting countries, Russia shares inalienable interests with the three countries. It cannot be ruled out whether Putin and the leaders of various countries are plotting to rely on oil to further exacerbate the economic crisis and inflation in Europe and the United States, so as to further reduce the military aid of the "NATO bloc" to Ukraine, so as to completely win the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The victory of the Russian-Ukrainian war will surely strengthen Putin's unshakable position in Russia, and there is no suspense about the victory.
If in 2024, Putin is re-elected to Russia for an 8-year term, which may be a lucky thing for the Russian nation.
But it remains to be seen whether Putin's return to the helm will be a good thing to strengthen Sino-Russian friendship. It is also questionable whether Russia will be able to maintain its economic strategy of continuous eastward development after the war.
This can be seen from the recent war in northern Myanmar, in which Russia has constantly sent people to contact and conspire with Min Aung Hlaing, the leader of the Myanmar Army.
In short, Putin's announcement of his candidacy basically announced the imminent end of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the end of the war can be regarded as a blessing for the people of Russia and Ukraine.