September 26th, 15 years ago

On September 24, Putin publicly announced his desire to be the lifelong ruler of our country. That is exactly what happened, and there is no point deceiving ourselves anymore. These guys are planning for a long term. They want to live long, rich, happy lives. Under the guise of legal procedure, a gang of crooks is imposing on us as tsar a man who is still relatively popular for now, but an impostor all the same.

Alexei Navalny