Yesterday, Leonid Volkov’s broadcast on *Russia of the Future* was very good. Angry, energetic, and packed with topics.
00:48 Leonid Volkov on the air on the program *Russia of the Future*.
06:24 “Putin is heading into the upcoming State Duma elections in a weaker position than ever before. That’s why he launched this whole hellish purge.”
09:40❗️The baseless “extremism case.”
15:44 🎥 The trial of the year. Why the ACF (Anti-Corruption Foundation) was shut down: https://youtu.be/-bdUoHZCf24
19:54 “There’s some man in Saratov; he posted something about Molotov cocktails. He was accused of calling for extremist activity, then acquitted, and the case was closed. And now that is being used as evidence against the ACF.”
21:45❓Will the Moscow City Court’s ruling be appealed?
23:15❓What is the state of Navalny’s health?
23:43❗️Roskomnadzor versus Smart Voting.
28:34 “You know, there is no more flagrant violator of Russian law in this country than Roskomnadzor.”
31:30 “That’s what all this bot activity is for: to make politics feel slimy and dirty. This has been Putin’s strategy for years now: normal people don’t take an interest in politics.”
33:50❓Can someone be prosecuted for extremism over a “Free Navalny” badge?
34:50 Register and take part in Smart Voting: https://votesmart.appspot.com
35:10❗️United Russia’s disgusting five.
38:04 🎥 Vladimir Putin unveiled the list of the chief crooks and thieves.
40:13 “Unfortunately, whatever their past achievements, we have no right to regard them as anything other than deceivers and crooks. They agreed to serve as so-called ‘locomotives’ (high-profile candidates used to attract votes without intending to take their seats).”
42:46 🎥 Who are the “locomotives” (high-profile candidates used to pull votes): https://youtu.be/3HRQmyewBzo
45:20❓How did it come to the point that parliamentary seats are handed from one person to another?
47:50❗️An “extremist” without a conviction.
52:36 “For the first time, a person was denied the right to open an election campaign account. Why? Because you, Oleg Stepanov, are an ‘extremist.’”
55:12❗️Khabarovsk continues to protest.
55:46 🎥 How did the protests in Khabarovsk go?
57:00 🎥 Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov.
58:30 The Central Election Commission was allocated 21 billion rubles to organize the elections.
01:01:56❗️Elections in Armenia.
01:05:00❗️How the Geneva summit ended.
1:06:36 “What matters is that no joint statements were signed, no joint agreements, nothing at all.”
1:08:58 🎥 Putin praises Biden.
1:12:41 🎥 The Russian ambassador to the UK on why the Russian government poisoned Navalny.
1:17:24❗️Sanctions against Lukashenko.
1:21:40❗️Mandatory vaccination.
1:22:13 “Putin’s real approval rating can be seen in how little people trust the vaccine and in how badly the vaccination campaign has failed.”
1:27:41 The Kremlin called vaccination for service-sector employees voluntary.
1:29:12 🎥 Euro 2020 stands in the middle of the pandemic.
1:30:20 Russian and European coronavirus death statistics.
1:33:51 “‘Sputnik’ is not a bad vaccine, but in PR terms it has been a complete failure. It’s easy to understand why, after all the lies, people don’t trust it and want to have a choice.”
1:37:00 As of today, Sputnik has run out.
1:40:00 Leonid Volkov answers viewers’ questions.