Grigory Yavlinsky to Vladimir Putin: “These were not elections, but a plebiscite”
Russia needs radical economic reforms, prevention of an arms race and a big war
Press Release, 19.03.2018
Grigory Yavlinsky took part in the meeting of Vladimir Putin with other candidates for the presidency of Russia.
Yavlinsky said at the meeting that “the procedure held on 18 March is, in our view, a plebiscite, rather than election”. “There was no competitive struggle in it,” Yavlinsky stressed.
“I think that politics in Russia requires a fundamental change. This applies to economic, foreign and domestic policies. First of all, it is necessary to normalise relations with Ukraine and withdraw troops from Syria. We need radical economic reforms, prevention of an arms race and a big war,” Yavlinsky noted.
In addition, the politician drew Vladimir Putin’s attention to the environmental problems associated with the construction of the Tominsky Ore Mining and Processing Plant in the Chelyabinsk region, and also spoke for the release of Chechen human rights activist Oyub Titiyev.
Posted: March 20th, 2018 under Human Rights, Presidential elections 2018, Protection of Environment, Russia-Ukraine relations, War in Syria.