Return of the Papa

Well, it's official: Ol' Papa Putin is back on the throne of the Kremlin, taking a whopping (and suspicious) 65% of the vote, compared to 17% of the vote taken by the next candidate. It's plainly obvious to see why people are calling this a fraud. We'll see what happens in the next couple weeks, but I expect that Putin will hang on to power, and tighten it even further. I also expect heightened tensions with the US and NATO over Syria, and further conventional and nuclear arms racing.