The power of one: Putin settles in for an extended stay

In the dense forest 60 kilometres west of Moscow, a gigantic new drawcard has just opened at Patriot Park - the sprawling "military Disneyland" where visitors play with fake weapons and members of Russia's youth army have fun storming a mini replica of the Reichstag.

"Putin has been exploring options for what happens next for many months now and has not been convinced that he can be confident of Russia's future and possibly his own future with anything other than the option of him sticking around," says Olga Oliker, the director of the Europe and Central Asia Program at the International Crisis Group.

"The sham vote, masquerading as a referendum, has swept away all remnants of Putin's legitimacy and Russia's democracy," said Jim Risch, the chairman of the US Senate's powerful foreign relations committee. "The Russian people deserve better."

BevanShields Don't we just HATE democracy when it hands us results we don't like... 74%. Falling popularity but still a massive poke in eye to the 5 Eyes zelots... Funny the Russians like a guy who brought them back from grovelling poverty (when we liked them) to dignity and power. Mmmmm

BevanShields Dictatorships seem to be the thing...

BevanShields Newsflash: When the media reports on 'popularity' the opposite is generally true.

BevanShields These Slav Russians are as hungry for power over native lands as are Anglo Australians like PM ScoMo!

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