What Vladimir Putin's re-election means to Russia

ABC News' Terry Moran tours Moscow's Red Square in the wake of Putin's landslide victory.
11:11 | 03/19/18

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Hello everyone I'm Terry Moran with ABC news we're here at Red Square Moscow. Walking along because. Well we might get chased out by the police but that's not the story. The stories this is of the currently here through the one of the great buildings in the world defender of power in Russia for centuries we've gotten here to talk about Vladimir Putin's. Who won an unprecedented fourth term as president of Russia. Yesterday we were here is rally was just outside the walls of the Kremlin here. Horton got a giant landslide. Not unexpectedly he was expected to win he got. More than 70% of the vote more than 75% of the vote. And that's what he was looking for because the real. Defense. In this election was not who was gonna win every new whose Google important is very popular in Russia. That he'd he has brought stability to a country that was wracked by economic disaster when he took over. Andy make sure that he doesn't have meaningful opposition. Then leading liberal candidate election of Bali his name might of heard of him. Here's a guy that organizes a lot of big protests. Around Russia. He was charged with corruption just before the campaign began which means he couldn't run. And the opponents that put did have they squabble that record didn't end up being much of a factor. At the end of the day was gonna govern Russia for at least another six years. And it means for Russia. That their policies he's pursued around the world. Will continue. Getting here. So. What they a couple of things about what Putin is doing Gordon has solidified his power. This he will take it a mandate this huge election triumph that he had. And he's going to. Hit them hit the gas and human thing. There's no question that he is being more aggressive projecting Russian power world he wants Russia to be treated as equal. In the discussions. How the world is run. And he is breaking all those norms and all the practices. Of the international order for the past. Several decades if chalice. Can the United States. So we walked out of Red Square right now. Plus there's been. Got them. I had a light over here. Moscow and orders gorgeous. Cold though this is actually quite warm spent actually bitter cold here. And this is one of the reasons take a look. There's one of the reasons that Putin. Has the support popular support that he does. Russians have a much better life certainly the elite here in Moscow this is the gloom department store now wall. Where the elite shop for designer gear. There's no question that. That. Putin has. Delivered. Not just stability but little. Of the good life that Russians and we heard from voters were talking about them past couple days. Native to they would vote for Putin for just that stability. Life that they have. And frankly because there aren't any meaningful opponent he controls state media that story that Russians get hold. About. Their place in the world about the United States. Is dominated by Putin's perspective which is that Russia is besieged country. Russian institute he is the defender of mother Russia defender of its interest around the world. But Doug somebody today who said that gluten is essentially becoming another czar rulers of Russia for all those centuries and the questioning was asked last night after he. Had a victory rally would he run again in six years. And he laughed it off he's what you think I'm gonna be here till I'm 100 years old but there's a feeling here. Vladimir Putin like so many Russian rulers before him. Will rule until he dies. In part because. He doesn't want to leave office. He might face prosecution as some authoritarian leaders have around the world for what his successes would consider. To be crimes. But. Bill would be big international issue right. That he'd addressed last night as well is that poisoning the nerve agent a former. Spy Russian name circus crippled and his daughter in Salisbury England. That has been. Traced according to the British to a nerve agent manufactured. In Russia back in the early. 1990s. And food was asked have you done this he said absolutely not it's fantasy nonsense and rubbish enough that we would do such a thing. On the eve of a presidential election. Is completely and things. But there's. What can stuff. Here you can see over illustrator. You occasionally see. Hello. It's all the but the tourists for the visitors the representatives of various stages of Russian history we have. It Communist era Soviet era. We've got the Romanov the medieval. Aaron way back in the Middle Ages. Asbestos. I just this the ho and of course. Mr. Hannity here you don't look like Stalin. Justice. As good to remember especially if you walk through this place rush is different proud of it there. Putin has tried to say we are not the west and we are not. It obviously Islam more these were Russia work our own culture. And he's tried to revive things like the orthodox church. A few good get a picture with. Past. It's mostly just the stuff. That's offensive difference is something that that did not just nationalism. But Russian. Culture being special. In the world having its own contribution to make the world. And it's almost as a visiting chip on Vladimir Putin's shoulder he doesn't he hasn't think that that has been recognized enough couldn't stand Barack Obama. Who dismissed. Putin's Russia and foods. Moves around the world hello. You. With who is this notion that their economy isn't as strong as ours and therefore they aren't present in raged who. And he is revived so much of the old Russia the church for example. The orthodox church which. For a long time under Communist rule of the Soviet rule was repressed. Stalin let it out a little bit because he needed that kind of support your work through but put his bill would give people. Filling churches and cathedrals. Allowed. Let's much whistled a little light. It's. O. My Russian news reports and let us by the U. Since it's OK. I guess. At least dollars not a resting because that that would be really bad. It every time I come to through Paris or hello how are you look. Hello. We've got us where we go elsewhere in the okay okay hormones. We go. Down this way. We're gonna go. I'm affair colleagues here fine working more and more. As Putin gets more power. He clamped down. And coming here for twenty years and you can feel remorse or pale. You're more control. And yet it's done not in a brutal way. This may be a little bit heavy handed. A lot of useful lives. Forms and bureaucratic means. Public did go in. Does have authority we know now hope lies in the oh it would have an idiot okay well that'll happen anyway it's. And cameras are idiot. So what else can I tell you went through what we need one more thing. Russia is now fed itself up as. An alternative to the liberal order that. Americans and the rest of the world got very very used to since the end of the Cold War and put wants to undo it. And he's doing so in what they're calling a hybrid war if you think about a thing of the past few years in Crimea. A kind of almost hidden invasion there were regular troops that wouldn't denied where there I was there I saw them they'd taken their insignia off state. Data race the markings from their vehicles. There was a fifth column that was awakened in Crimea. It was all part of a plan it was that a war in Ukraine if you remember brought down a civilian airliner. There's the hacking of the American election and of European elections as well. There is constant stream of disinformation through various media outlets there's now these assassinations that have taken place in London. These infestations. Have fallen to listen and go all this hybrid war attempting if the world the west baca field. Recognize Russia as equal and establish Russia's place. In the world order a very different world. Anyway we're forward get arrested. Again and again I guess we'll get out of the square here. We're in. Right in the heart of Russia. Moscow so you get a beautiful. Since there are lots of parts of the city and outside of the city in particular that still grinding poverty. This is where the elite come where they can shop and enjoy themselves and were we've tried to give you a little bit. Have lived ought ad hoc. Understanding of what. Victory of Latimer who. For another six years as ruler this country like me anyway I'm Terry Moran here in Moscow haven't been chased out of Red Square. At ABC news. Stay with us will find other things to have watched on the way thanks very.

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