Method behind Putin’s 88% vote as he's set to be Russia’s president longer than Stalin
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- Опубліковано 17 бер 2024
- #CutTheClutter #VladimirPutin #Russia
Russian president Vladimir Putin has been re-elected to office for an unprecedented fifth term. In Episode 1416 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses Russia's one-sided elections, what drives Putin's success, his brand of 'nationalist capitalism' and why he remains undefeated and popular, despite his policies.
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Anti Russia , anti Putin propaganda 😢
Shekhar Gupta is infested by Brahmins in his organisation. Shekhar has turned into a slave of Brahmins. Brahmins asked Shekhar to bend, but Shekhar Gupta prostated and even licked the boots of the Brahmins
This is BS, Navalny was never an opposition leader, the large opposition to Putin is the communist party so the Russians have Putin or go back to communism
Hello from Russia. You can cry or laugh. but we will vote for Putin 5 and 10 times. This is my country, and only I am the boss here, and I have to choose the future of my country, not you.
Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea started Heavily Industrialising under CAPITALIST DICTATORSHIPS,I want India to be under Modi a Capitalist Dictatorship
So humble only 88% votes 😂😂
So humble only 400 par 😂😂😂
And those 3 fake opponent happy to have remain alive till the election and keep mouth shout no campaign was allowed
Imagine a politician who pulled his country out of the Great Depression, won several military conflicts (Chechnya, Georgia, Syria), and wins the fourth - a proxy conflict against 52 NATO countries on its borders. What rating should it have?
As democratic as the UK with its Uniparty
@@EL20078 Or as democratic as the US with it´s duopoly
It was funny when in Putin's victory celebrations, even the 'opposition' leaders came to the party and were praising him.😂😂
@@SPrabhakarthey were celebrating the return of Crimea
@@SPrabhakarAnd he more successful than any president you ever had in India. You guys are still a third world country. So shut up
They were so happy to be alive this all matter to them
We’re No allowed to campaign or open they mouth
Just pretending to be there like three clown 🤡
@@james-yg9cg Sure bro, we have never had to borrow missiles from a backward country like North Korea 😂
@@theplutonimus Lol, because the west told you that. You think is the truth, without any evidence. Typical Indians, kissing the ass of Westerners
If I remember it correctly, soon after the Soviet Union break-up, the US strategic defence white paper argued for the continuation of pressure on Russia to ensure they will never rise again as a super power...completely unneccessary as if the US wants to take PUNGA with them all the time.
The US cajoled Zelensky to go to war against Russia AND HE FELL FOR IT.
Once the war started, Zelensky dreamt NATO will join in but instead the US, NATO and other allies of the West were clapping and urging Zelensky from the sidelines like the crowd in a race. Today the US support is fast fading and Zelensky is left to carry the can !!
Zelensky would now realize that he should have withdrawn Ukraine's plan from joining NATO and stuck to diplomacy to allay any fears that Russia may have of Ukraine creating security risks for them should they join EU.
Not only is Ukraine on the verge of losing the war but they will also find it difficult to rebuild their nation ...who has deep pockets to pay for it ?
THIS IS A WAR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED !!!
Next election ..Putin will increase it to 95 % ...some coming from Ukraine😂
Well, it seems Putin’s election victories are as surprising as finding snow in Siberia - not really shocking anyone anymore
Why be surprised ? we love and support Putin.
@@user-ly5pd1sb7zMass-murdering psychopath.
@@user-ly5pd1sb7z
Hope you are also supporting the Russian Mothers of young boys who have lost their lives for this Putin's war.
Well , it seems Bhakts support for Putin is as surprising as finding snow in siberia - not really shocking anyone anymore. They never believe in democracy.
@@mg.f.9023you mean nato proxy war?
Stalin was the leader of the USSR, not Russia (which was part of the USSR). Stalin was also Georgian, not Russian.
Even Putin is Georgian.Russia was the centre of SFSR/Soviet Union.
So,Putin is the strongest leader ever from Russia.Russia is now feared far and wide
@@awerghai8736 Putin is from St. Petersburg, not from anywhere in Georgia.
Ossetian actually
@@awerghai8736Putin is complete russian ethnically
A guy from India told me that at the height of INDO/PAK WAR where the then East Pakistan became Bangladesh & when it was certain that Indian Forces were about to win, Western Nations which were pro-Pakistan at that time brought Peace proposals one after another in the UN to prevent an Indian victory & Russia vetoed every one of them !
US sent their 7th fleet to bay of bengal to help pakistan
Shekhar ji, please make a CTC video on the current situation in Ladakh, and the demand for Ladakh’s statehood. Rest of India doesnt have any idea about the politics and demographics of Ladakh, and no media is covering it. Thank you
some of their demands don't make any sense. even dhruv tatti endorsed them. how can u give them 2 MP seats when they have such less population? it's not sensible at all. also they have less population than Andaman which never makes such stupid demands. so nobody cares
ladakh has a population of only 2.8 lakhs and they should not try to punch about their weight. my town has problems too which has population of 2 lakhs. so ...
Like does ladakh know that it has a border with China?
@@ChandranPrema123 Like Uttarakhand, Himachal, SIkkim and Arunachal?
Haahaa😂😂😂😂
Nobody can challenge Putin and Rajinikant
Rajinikant is only reel hero..And he is Coward person in life..In TN seeman is enough to destroy rajini 😂😂Putin is greatest world leader
@@karthikeyan3858Ukraine president Zelensky is the greatest hero. He is fighting for his motherland from an aggressor who is bigger,stronger and richer. Do not take evil negative people like Putin as your role models.
Most European countries, does not restrict the number of terms a head of government can serve. Merkel was chancellor for 16 years, so was Helmut Kohl
Which is bad. Like France & USA we also need term limits to two times. We also adopt US style 4 yr election cycle as 5 yr election were inspired from Communist Soviet Union model and are no longer necessary.
They had competitive elections. Kohl left office as he lost an election.
Putin wouldn't know the meaning of a competitive election.
And the idea that Putin would leave office if he lost an election🤣🤣🤣🤣
Are you mentally ok? They both fought with others for this position. It's not the case here
@@NT-qd2rs LOL... You obviously dont know much about the real world... Just stick to your bricks or whatever you play with in the institution you are at...
We should compare it with China, Turkey, and Pakistan - they are not democracies! Does the world have a choice?
Apne desh ka dekh lo chutiye tere desh me bhi democracy ki maa behen ki hui h tumhare vishwaguru paapa ne
70% of people turning out vote is not democratic people making a choice after all they dont have to so what would be? voting for someone you want?
We can compare 4 Russian Presidential candidates with just 2 of them in US or 3 of them?
I think it is wrong to include turkey in the same category as the other two. From my outside perspective their politics seems more openly competitive than PRC or Pakistan.
The U.S. isn't one either with the Democrats cheating all the time. Even getting illegals to vote.
Sir kindly provide coverage on Ladakh issue as well
Putin: Jalwa hai hamara 😂🎉
Jwala Gutta kab uska GF bani😢😢😢😢😢😢
Add India as a country for "elected" autocracy .... exzmples will be superfluous here
Modi isn't an autocrat. He's just a mascot.
“In the shadowed halls where tyranny reigns,
Dictator's grip tightens, inflicting pains.
No voice but one, no dissent allowed,
Freedom's flame extinguished, beneath oppression's shroud.
With iron fist and heart of stone,
Dictator claims a throne, not his own.
Fear becomes the ruler's decree,
As chains of bondage bind the free.
Hope flickers in the hearts oppressed,
Dreams of liberty yet undressed.
Courage whispers in the darkest night,
Resistance blooms, a beacon bright.
For even in the grip of might,
Seeds of revolution take flight.
Dictatorship's reign shall meet its end,
As people rise, united, to mend.”
Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea started Heavily Industrialising under CAPITALIST DICTATORSHIPS,I want India to be under Modi a Capitalist Dictatorship
Gojira should be dictator of filthy Humanity
Lol delusions
Baboon.
Please make a video on ladakh. Why are we ignoring it?
shut up and listen BABA 😡
moral code of conduct is in place, nothing can be done in ladakh
Very soon Putin will also get the title: Putin The Great!
Better him than old Joe.
No, it'll be Vladimir Veliky.
He has made Russia a powerful country, so that will be accurate 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
This old school uncle discuss everything under the sun, except electoral bond. Expecting a sugar coated episode.
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Thank God this is not much of a factual analysis but a very bias opinion
Successfully dodged electoral bonds, can't pronounce 'quid pro quo'.
Thanks!
Lol... the level of ignorance, New york time..!!LMFAO😂😂😂
Still awaiting your video on the electoral bond 😉
Sg is a sucker of mpdi.
Keep waiting 😁
At 27:30, just saying that the interest rate isn't decreasing. It's 16% as of mid Feb 2024.
Thank-you Sir.🎉
Now some idiots will start comparing India to Russia. In democracies, people elect "leaders". Leaders are product of the vision they present and convictions they represent. Rahul Gandhi's INCOMPETENCE is the real threat to our democracy. EVM's which allot 40% vote to both INC and BJP in state assemblies cross 50%+ in favor of Modi against Rahul. Modi's "shakti" is clueless Rahul. If he loses, it will be his 3rd straight defeat against Modi. In my view, a THREE TIME LOSER would be a LOST CAUSE.
No one believes he did not know his “Shakti” would not be tested on him . Sometimes wonder if he already joined bkp 😂
I agree. Democracy in India is not dead. Our opposition is incompetent.
Somewhat agree. But as History as shown you are wrong on the 3 times loser is a lost cause. You just have to be there when the time comes. The biggest threat to Democracy is also Corporate and Billionaires hijacking of our institutions be it media, culture and government.
We need video on ...
Ladakh turmoil..
I think another episode on Electroral Bond would be better!
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That was very informative and you explained it perfectly, so a novice like me could even understand. Thank you👍
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Hello from Russia.
1) I have never seen such a stir in an election in my life... absolutely everyone voted for Putin. and those who had not gone to the polls before, specially got in line and voted for Putin. As a result, the turnout of 78% is insane figures for Russia.
We have shown that Russia is Putin's cohesive team.
We don't care if you consider us a democracy or not. each country chooses its own path of development. communism like China or crazy capitalism like in Argentina.
and you think its really Election With no proper challenger,aftre Putin had silence all of them except cosmetics ones put in Place by Themselves
Putin's war, not the Russian people..
A good educative impressive analysis for everyone who is at thirst to know the truth.
Would I rather vote in an election where the only viable candidate is the one who I believe is the best person to be president (Putin),or in an election where neither candidate are qualified to be president (Biden vs Trump)? Which system is truly democratic? That is the question.
Neither. Actually democracy depends on size of nation.
If he really was the best person then he wouldnt stop others from contesting elections.
@@surajtomar4870 Thanks for your comment. I don't know enough about Russian politics to start debating the issue you raised. My point simply is that it's no good having to choose between two bad candidates. Elections per se doesn't make a political system democratic. A minimum condition is that the political system actually gives everyone a broadly equal say in how their lives are governed, and even a "single candidate political system" can deliver that outcome. We shouldn't be so fixated by elections per se, what matters is the quality of the candidates who stand for elections.
I'm so glad we are a democracy. Despite our faults, I'm grateful because things could be a lot lot worse.
It was a great coverage. Kudos.
lol
hey! whatever you say about Putin, he sure has the balls to take on the WEST single handedly. Kudos to Putin!!
Surely the results are questionable. But he is not surely an unpopular leader. Each country has its own system of governance . Western system of democracy may not be suitable nor ideal for all countries. For instance Arab nations follows a sort of Tribal elections where head of large families negotiate- not elect , and decide their leader. If democracy is adapted then there will be only anarchy. You can see what happened in Libya Iraq etc. The most important thing to worry now is the destruction of democracy and anarchy that’s happening in US now.
The most country who have the most funny elections is USA 🇺🇸
Candidate are allowed to campaign 12 month prior election
Also allowed candidate with criminal record or while deal with criminal charges 😂😅
You are confusing puppet government of destabilized war torn nation like Libya with Democracy. He was really very popular than he would have no problem in arranging free and fair elections instead he relies on tyranny to maintain his power.
I hope after this term, he will go for another one !
Good video!!!
modi is following Putin's path..... planning to change the constitution....😂😂😂
The silence on the electoral bonds is curious. The muted response is bewildering! How's Putin more important than anything going on in India. Electoral bonds for example are cluttered so there is room to cut that. But I guess there is another clutter that is preventing decluttering of the electoral bonds! Disappointing.
No detail analysis on electoral bonds. Who bought, how much, timing of their purchase vs ED raid dates, company’s profit vs bond purchases etc.
Russia ki democracy ki chinta mat karo. Aag apne ghar lagi hain.
Your electoral bond video?????
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this guy shouldve used modi as an example of capitalist nationalist, his viewers wouldve understood better.
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Your maths is off. I count 19 years as president. Remember that Medvedev was president as well. Also note that the German Chancellor Merkel had five terms in a row of 16 years. Kohl had 16 years as well.
Well Put
Is it the same Economist that recommended Rahul Gandhi against Modi ji in 2014? Why don’t they make Rahul Gandhi the CEO of Exonomist?
Exonomist se yaad aaya ....there is extortionomist at the helm of power
@@dhananjaysingh6201 "Tum mujhe chanda (ghooos) do, mein tumhe dhanda doonga" 😂
Gupta ji - are you now working for NATO? Putin has done Amazing service for his country. 1990's was a decade of Humiliation for Russia. In 1999, when Putin took over from Yelstin, Russia was a beggar asking for alms & West was making fun of it while marginalizing it at every opportunity. Gupta ji should've also talked about how Putin has turned around Russia since 1999
wawa weewa Putin numba one, huh? Collect your rubles.
@@dddz961 Putin is far from perfect. Number of Ukrainian casualties (KIA & injured) are 500,000 & Russian casualties are definitely below 100,000. Gupta ji should not take western /NATO numbers as is. All criticism aside, Putin is not this bad either, how he's being portrayed by the legacy media. Most countries in the world are struggling on the Democracy front, what right does western media has to be the judge always? Biden is trying to put its main Presidential political rival Trump in jail. Putin is a big thorn in the NATO's backside, & USA military industrial complex is failing miserably to push its agenda, so they just bombard with non stop Putin bad narrative. There needs to be a balance & us Indians should think from OUR perspective.
@@dddz961 Putin may be far from perfect but the Western NATO media is out of control with its non stop narrative control. Also, Gupta ji can not take the Western media numbers as is. Actual Ukrainian casualties are much higher (500K+) while Russian casualties are still less than 100k, as per open source channels.
He is trying to conquer his neighbors. This is not complicated.@@essm4179
Tell Putin to join the battle and not send young boys to their graves..
Just criticising Putin like Western world
Putin did not shut out the Western World. The Western World shut Russia out with unilateral sanctions. Mr. Shekar, if we wanted the NYT party line, we could read that bird cage liner ourselves.
That's like saying, "I stabbed a man on the street but the reason why I am in prison is because my country's legal system put me there."
NATO's violation of their promise to avoid expanding into Russia's borders was repeatedly violated. Despite public cautions, Obama continued this policy. Kamala Harris publicly called for Ukraine to apply to NATO. Just look at the Cuban Missile crisis and see which power would allow this!
Now, we can argue all you want about who fired the first shot. But it certainly wasn't one sided. Or to your analogy, who stabbed whom is unclear and there's certainly a knife fight. But Mr. Shekar Gupta is certainly parroting the NATO line (what do you expect with the NYT and The Economist as his sources)
@@meerkats9317
What are you even talking about? Goodness I didn't realise most indians are so illiterate on foreign affairs. @@meerkats9317
You seem to think the Russian invasion of Ukraine never happened.
That's why lots of countries imposed sanctions.
@@FranzBieberkopf And you seem to think that the US government did not conduct a coup in 2014 to replace yanukovich with an american puppet.
Wartime vote is obvious.
SHekhar Gupta preparing for the same with Modi after a decade.... 🤣🤣🤣
I am attaching episode 1416 , blah blah
Rise, rise, rise of Mr Poutine …… luckily, luckily, luckily for us !
Are we following Russia... our opposition leaders are presently targeted and some jailed.. what next!...
Putin is much appreaciated man whom anyone couldn't replace him in near future. He is a great leader whome type I wish to have a similar one for my country.
Why is everyone meddling in Russian politics? We choose Putin because he has no competitors. This is our choice. We don't get involved in Indian politics.
I would quote the New York Times sparingly if I were to critically present the geopolitical contest between The West and Russia. Two cents...
#ShekharGupta please do a #CutTheClutter on Sonam Wangchuk's climate fast for Ladakh.
#climatefast #SaveLadakh #SonamWangchuk
And I remember General Winter...
Thanks
Dear Abhinav,
Thank you for supporting us.
Sekhar Gupta Ji, you are awesome and pride of Haryana and of course of India. Please keep up the excellent work.
Look like i was listening CNN and BBC from India
"The three candidates against him (Putin) are not really from political parties", all you need to know about this channel and this host. So, parliamentary parties are not real parties? It's a new word on the essence of democracy. 😂
to be honest, I was pretty sure he will get 102%, I'm disappointed
Thats mean dictator elaction 😂😂😂😂. 😅😅😅😅
“Humans vote with their feet. In my travels around the world I have met numerous people in many countries who wish to emigrate to the USA, to Germany, to Canada or to Australia. I have met a few who want to move to China or Japan. But I am yet to meet a single person who dreams of emigrating to Russia.”
- Yuval Noah Harari
Economic opportunities is not voting, it's dumb
Hollywood propaganda effect
Do you live under rock ---
@@Manikanta-hh7wpvoting with their feet. It's not actual voting.
16 year old boys in Tilak Nagar dream of going to Russia.
mr. gupta say russian elections are like indian congress party internal election to elect its president.
We want a ctc on today's Bengaluru incident on Hanuman chalisa
spamming today, are we?
tu toh abdul ke paas thee, tujhe kya pata.@@ameytiwari1247
@@user-pz6sx7ir1p you are just seeking for fights. How sad your life must be
@@ameytiwari1247 only u
Medvedev was president between 2008 and 2012
Let's not kid ourselves. We all know who was in control.
@@meerkats9317Had Putin been in charge Gaddafi NATO would not have invaded Libya, in fact Putin came in to stop Syria from becoming another Libya
You seen to have a special admiration for these kind of cowards and their exploits!
First one to watch today's episode... first time .. 😂
i did before u😊
Seriously guys !?
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ab tak abdul tere ghar se inaam le gaya hoga
There is no prize
Mr. Shekhar is an American cia placement. He is scared about modi but wait for opportunity to strike.
in Bengaluru a man has been assaulted by a mob belonging to the most peaceful community for listening to Hanuman chalisa. in a Hindu majority country 😂😂
Gaand jali Teri?😅
We should also applaud his friends, Mr. Nova Chok and Mr Pol Onium (the 210th).
@Cornz
Posting same thing everywhere
Think you are a paid BOT
I don't care WHAT you think.@@neerjasaraswat161
Free Kashmir. Stop human rights abuses 🛑
All 5 Putin's got voted back in, well done Putin's 1 through 5.
I am Russian citizen. And we stand with our president. He is the leader of our nation. Deal with it!
"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them."
- George Orwell
Okay. A NATIONALIST does not sell the nation for vote bank politics to "peaceful" terrorists.
Sandeshkhali rape jihad gang agrees mgf
Rape for allah and America is primary sunni allah that is reality.
The winner is US. But it takes real guts to say that for any journalist
How is the US winner?
Who said your slavery democracy is the approved system for human leadership?
Thank you shekar sir for your views on Russian politics and more particularly Vladimir putin
The man who get 12% vote🥶🥶🥶🥶
'The breakup of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century' - Putin
As a person born in the USSR I confirm it
Russian casualties in Ukraine.
Mediazona count, updated
47,701
Data: Mediazona and the BBC Russian Service
Last updated: March 15, 2024
Well-done and congratulations to Putin the great. A truly patriotic lion of Russia.
Это нам в России решать. Кого выбрали, тот и будет президентом.
Congratulations, Mr Putin!!!! All the world is with you!!!! Love. Australia 🇦🇺
Are you not aware, Sir, that politics is a matter of control? Without control, there will be chaos. This applies to all countries including India and the so-called Western democracies. In all cases, consulting the people through elections is more or less a formality as policy is, for the most part, determined by a small elite. President Putin is highly popular in Russia because he provides that control mechanism which avoids the chaos of the immediate post-Soviet period just as the Nehru-Gandhi family (Nehru, Mrs Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi) controlled Indian politics for decades. The Ukraine war occurred arguably because of the excessive relaxation of control following the Soviet collapse. The US simply took advantage of this incredibly permissive atmosphere in the post-Soviet political space to set in motion the process that led to the Ukraine conflict -a conflict which, contrary to the expectations of the West, has now evidently strengthened, rather than weakened Putin and Russia.
Sir why don't you ever talk about rising unemployment,paper leak,crimes by BjP, Prashant Kishore, Rahul Gandhi and what Ladakh is facing right now .
Was expecting the CTC on Chunda mama..
08:47 it's BS!! It's not high tolerance, people by themselves don't get any tolerance to anything! It's conditioned behaviour by amount of POLICE AND SECRET SERVICE in the country per 1 person. Russia has higher amounts than most of the countries. Please, don't make people misinformed.
We have a more intelligent PM who doesn’t discuss Manipur,electoral bond corruption,use of ED against anyone who opposes but still a great Democrat leader.Wow!
RA RA Ras Putin
🔴✅Is India on the way of Russia ? if yes its very poor sign for "We the People".
🔴✅Govt Should never be in the handa for Capitalist.
#ElectoralBond🗝️
Don’t worry in 2029 we will be having an Indian Putin,who will rule till 2047 and will take Indian economy to 30 trillion dollars.
U can criticise Putin for his dictator rule but if not for him nato would have destroyed Russia, even with so many sanctions his country economic growth is higher than EU member and Uk
Yup Americans want Navalny just like Boris Yeltsin and US puppet Zelenski😂
You dont go to war on assumptions. Putin had his eyes on Ukraine ages ago, He is expansionist.
with consumption declining und Military spending rising you call it growth right?,then wait and SEE the true nature of Russian Economy after his war IS OVER
Count also the rising numbers of dead young Russian boys.. and their grieving Mothers..
Russia destroying themselves. Don't need NATO to do that.
What about the exit polls taken by the western pollesters? What does exit polls say about the results? And what was the voter turnout? We are not Russian public so we don’t know if they really support 9 to 1 or not. If they really support him then our opinion matters like a freshly puked vomit. 😂
Navalny was a CIA agent ... trained at Yale. Your dishonesty is alarming.
you are unemployed. Your coping is alarming.
No one believes that. Putin is a coward to have his opponent killed.
@@dddz961typical print bot. Navalny was clearly a cia agent. Go watch ipl like a sheep.
navalnhy 😂😂😂😂😂
Good for him.
Let him rule. Why bother?
You forgot to mention that Georgia started the war against Russia
The EU mission’s findings confirm an earlier report issued by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the international association whose monitors were in Georgia when the fighting broke out. Issued in late 2008, the OSCE report also flatly contradicted the Georgian and US accounts of the war.
The OSCE concluded that the conflict began in the early hours of August 8 when Georgian troops-trained and equipped by the US-shelled and fired rockets at Russian forces and civilian areas in Tskhinvali, “exposing civilians, Russian peacekeepers and unarmed monitors to harm.”