Is there democracy in Russia and Kazakhstan?

Yes, there is

Were the elections alternative? Yes. Is the right to vote equal for everyone? Yes. Do you directly choose the president and deputies? Yes. Do you elect periodically? Yes. Are you being forced to participate in elections? No. Is voting open and public? Yes. Secretly? Yes.

In the current most “democratic” country of the USA, voters cannot even directly elect a president, only through intermediaries-electors. Suddenly they will vote the wrong way. Moreover, the opinion of voters is only a recommendation for the elector to vote, he may not follow it. Thus, the voices of ordinary Americans are a dummy. Just a cheap farce and brainwashing. In Russia and Kazakhstan, local election commissions are such intermediaries, no matter how you vote, they will calculate how you need to. In fact, this is an autocracy, the basis of which is based on the unlimited control of power by one person or by a council, like a one-party parliament or a presidential republic, whose decisions are not subject to external legal restrictions or orderly mechanisms of popular control (except for the possible hidden threat of a coup d'etat or popular uprising).

Do we have democracy in our country or not?

Will there be a global financial crisis due to U.S. bank failures?

No, the U.S. financial system is stable, but bank stocks will fall

Next week the Fed will decide whether to raise rates or not. If the rate is lowered it will be a blow to the dollar, if it is raised it will be a blow to the banks. Most bank analysts are predicting that the rate will go up because it is more important to save the dollar. The report will be published in 3 weeks after the meeting, i.e. at the end of April. It also coincides with the publication of Q2 reports. After that there will be an avalanche of falling stocks of banks and technology companies.

In 2 months you have to sell stocks of banks and technology companies or play the downside

The outlook for the US banking system is negative

A leading technical analyst has just warned that comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell this week could trigger an asset sell-off

Bank of America analyst warns clients that recession shock is on the horizon

Goldman analysts no longer expect Fed rate hike in March after SVB failure

U.S. government steps in and says people with funds deposited at SVB will be able to access their money

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Can Putin put an end to the war, as Ukrainian propagandists claim?

At the moment, ending the war on Ukraine's terms is tantamount to losing for Russia, as well as for Ukraine on Russia's terms.

A sustainable end to a conflict usually requires the actions and consent of both sides, and also depends on the situation on the battlefield, the political goals of the parties, and international factors. The thesis that Vladimir Putin can end the war at any moment was especially actively discussed in the period before the elections in Russia. One possible explanation is that after the elections, many expected new decisions to be taken aimed at continuing military operations, including a possible expansion of measures to recruit the armed forces. It was also assumed that with the onset of the autumn-winter period, the conditions of warfare would change: cold weather, rains, fogs and reduced daylight hours could affect the use of certain types of weapons, in particular drones, and tactics of the parties. In addition, it is assumed that the United States will be involved in a major military conflict in another region, and some of the political attention, diplomatic efforts, and military resources may be redistributed. In such a scenario, the war in Ukraine may become less prominent on the international information agenda, and the volume or nature of Western support for Ukraine may change.

There are no signs of a quick political compromise right now. Therefore, many observers consider it more likely that the war will continue in the near future than that it will end quickly.