Putin promises 'victories' for Russia at star-studded rally

[DonViejo]

Source: Agence France-Presse



3 MAR 2018

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday promised "victories" for Russia at a star-studded rally attended by tens of thousands of supporters ahead of a March 18 election he is all but certain to win.

Olympic athletes, celebrities and cosmonauts had taken to the stage to voice their support for Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades and is seeking to extend his Kremlin term to 2024.

"We want our country to be bright and looking to the future, for our children and grandchildren...we will do everything we can for them to be happy," he told the cheering crowd at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium.

"Nobody else will do this for us. And if we do this, the coming decade and the whole 21st century will be marked by our bright victories," he said.

Read more: https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/putin-promises-victories-russia-star-studded-rally-doc-11q8uz2

[dalton99a]

1. A true enemy of the free world.

[underpants]

2. You know part of this is throwing it in Trump's face

Trump loooooved hanging out with celebrities but now he's a pariah. A shunned man.

[Liberalagogo]

3. "..the coming decade and the whole 21st century will be marked by our bright victories."

That's a pretty obvious threat, if I've ever heard one.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Russians celebrated their victory in America.

Russians celebrated their victory in America.

"It turns out that United Russia won the elections in America," Viktor Nazarov, the governor of Omsk, Russia, declared in a radio interview.

http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/world/make-russia-great-again-if-trump-lifts-sanctions-putin-could-finally-establish-his-country-as-an-equal-to-u-s&pubdate=2016-12-03

[Red Mountain]

5. Making Russia Great Again

[Farmer-Rick]

6. Our children and grandchildren...we will do everything we can for them

Everything except reduce pollution levels, allow real elections or reduce the massive corruption engulfing the country. But everything else is up for grabs. Oh and they'll keep Putin in office for life. Cause he's behind most of the massive corruption.

[DFW]

7. With Trump in the White House

What greater victory for Russia could any Kremlin leader ever dream of?