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Russia's government doesn't simply think something up and then act. That was the USSR that did that.
Today Russia is a constitutional democracy. Except in real emergencies, Putin has to follow the Russian rules for deciding to do something.[...]
BA, tell me, what is required to have a democracy.
I am saying this because once again you are spreading fake.
Do you really need me to show you how to do a search? But being the nice guy that I am, I'll help you. Try
Requirements for a democracy - https://duckduckgo.com/?t=waterfox&q=Requirements+for+a+democracy&ia=web.I haven't looked at the timeline or the Russian constitution, but some time ago Putin was elected president. Then, after a time, Medvedev was elected president. Then after a little while Putin was elected president, again. Sounds like a Democracy.
If you are really that interested in the Russian Democracy, you might start by looking at the
Russian constitution - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Russian+constitution&t=waterfox&ia=web.