Vladimir Putin’s election victory is ‘an obscenity’

The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says the 88 per cent vote of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin is “an obscenity”. Putin has maintained office as prime minister or president since 1999, with the three candidates on the ballot barely making a dent to challenge his winning streak. Many Russians at home and abroad have banded together to protest their leader and claim the election is predetermined. The Russian president’s primary political opponent, Alexei Navalny, died suspiciously in an Arctic prison after being sentenced to 30 years in prison. Mr Sheridan joined Sky News host Andrew Bolt to discuss Putin’s election win.