Before the presidential elections in Russia, Russian leader Vladimir Putin was in a difficult situation. The President of Russia needs to demonstrate new victories to the people, but more and more people see in the occupied Crimea not an achievement, but a huge cargo.

This opinion was expressed by Russian political scientist and publicist Dmitry Oreshkin in an article on the website "Apostrophe".

"Money is not enough even for social programs inside the country, it is now increasingly felt. So Putin has a very difficult situation, it will only worsen. He needs to demonstrate some victories before elections, but in what field? In Syria, the victory is very doubtful, in Ukraine - an obvious defeat. Putin lost Ukraine, took, it's true, the Crimea, but it's more like a weight on his neck, "the expert writes..

According to Oreshkin, more people are beginning to experience misunderstanding: what did we get with the Crimea?.

"These are the questions that Russian people are still driving away from themselves and try not to think about, but with each month, as prices rise and incomes fall, these issues will sound more urgent," he said..

As reported by the "Observer", previously Dmitry Oreshkin said that Russia's long-term strategy towards Ukraine and other "enemy" countries has ceased to be dangerous.

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