Putin marks 25 years in the Kremlin with Ukraine war and internal authoritarianism at fever pitch
Briefly

"A regime built with the passive support of a population who only wanted peace after the turbulent 1990s, but in which today the fear of being arrested reigns supreme."
"The hardening of Putinism was a gradual process with a tacit pact between the Kremlin and the Russian people: if you don't meddle in politics, you will have a more or less peaceful life."
Read at english.elpais.com
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