Putin Pals Celebrate Re-Election With Photos of Mass Hanging

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Putin Pals Celebrate Re-Election With Photos of Mass Hanging
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Russia is shocking nobody by dropping the pretense that any political dissent is acceptable and returning to open totalitarianism. What should worry you is that he feels safe to do so.

He doesn't even feel constrained by borders. Poisons opponents on foreign soil.

Or imprision journalists on foreing ebassys for uncovering his war crimes

For more context - these were not contemporary photos but from the WWII era. The threat is pretty obvious though.

What happens when this dude dies? There’s no obvious succession plan.

Somewhere on the CIA Russia desk there's a report that is always being updated that would tell you.