Damn he will be almost one quarter of a century in office and he was elected once again this russians truly love their ex kgb spy well I understand that the russian economy grew with Puttin in command and if they like that speech evokes the "greatness of the past" so be it pozdravleniya lyudey Rossii. About the cryptocurrencies, Russia help Venezuela to create the Petro to dodge the sanctions of the United States, I'm not surprised that he supports them.
I think the Russian political process is deeply undemocratic in the sense that the opposition is not given a fair chance to challenge the powers-that-be in uncensored live televised debates and without harassment. I don't think a whole lot of Russians even care. Zhirinovsky is a long-time Kremlin sock puppet whose purpose is to split up any potential ultra-right wing opposition. A communist is always allowed to run because it is well-known that communists are not popular enough to be a threat. This time, however, the communist candidate is a strange one. Grudinin is a millionaire openly proud of his wealth and he rejects communist dogmas. The other five candidates gained less than six percent of the vote.
Yes, that's the reason Putin supports cryptocurrencies. He is no anarcho-capitalist, that's for sure.