After what Vladimir Putin will consolidate himself as president again Russian this Sunday, during the celebration this Monday he did it like the great enemy of the West. It was during the afternoon of this Monday that in addition to having savored his electoral victory, he commemorated in an event the 10 years since the annexation of Crimea.

It is a celebration that for once has fit perfectly into the common phrase of ‘mass bath’. In the images that accompany these lines, you can see one of the performances that took place in Moscow’s Red Square in which nothing was missing. From singers, recitals and dances, to the corresponding congratulations. The recently re-elected president has taken the floor to launch an expansionist message in which he has assured that the southeast of Ukraine will soon be as Russian as Crimea is now.

“As far as the new Russia and Donbas are concerned, their path back home is becoming more difficult and more tragic. But we have done it,” Putin said. But the Russian president has gone further and has assured that “it is clear that this [en referencia a la tensión con la OTAN] is at a step from the third world war. “I don’t think anyone wants that.”

Overwhelming victory

With the data on the table You could say that Putin’s victory has been incontestable, since it has achieved almost 88% of support, leaving its supposed rivals in the dark. These are the elections in which he has achieved the most support, with the highest participation in a presidential election since 1991.

These are surprising figures to say the least, but it doesn’t matter, Nobody doubts that Putin would have won yes or yes. The level of control that Putin has over all of Russia is such that this very Monday, not even 24 hours after winning, his supposed rivals met.

The tone with them, as you can hear in the images, is total cordiality. During the meeting, the president asked them work together for final victory in Ukraine. After the meeting, Putin invited them to the party that was held in Red Square.

International supports and detractors

While the European Union has decided not to recognize the results of the Russian elections and a group of States such as Italy or Germany have ruled out congratulating Putin, other countries such as China, North Korea or former members of the USSR such as Belarus have not hesitated to show their support for the recently re-elected president. Congratulations have also arrived from Latin America.

Among the latter is Nicolas MaduroVenezuelan president, who has considered the Russian leader as his older brother”. “Putin has completely won the war against the collective empire of the West, as proof of the values ​​of the Russian people that are leading the way. They bode well for the world,” Maduro said in a video.