MOSCOW – Opinion polls show Vladimir Putin is already a shoo-in to win a fourth presidential term. But a ban on Russia taking part in the Winter Olympics is likely to make support for him even stronger, by uniting voters around his message: The world is against us.
Reuters: Russia’s Olympic ban strengthens Putin’s re-election hand
People pose for pictures with the Olympic rings left behind from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi on June 26, on the sidelines of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup football tournament in Russia.
