Jelena Välbe talks about Vladimir Putin in an interview

Chairman of the Russian Ski Federation Jelena Välbe has commented on politics relatively moderately since the war of aggression launched by Russia, but in an interview with the news agency Ria Novosti, he speaks in a laudatory tone About Vladimir Putin.

Välbe says that he voted for Putin whenever he had the chance.

– That’s why I never argue against, discuss or even think about his decisions, because I trust him completely. And I think that’s absolutely right.

According to Välbe, Putin’s popularity in Russia is shockingly high among women.

– He has certainly conquered 99 percent of Russian women. When he talks, many women listen. Very few women listen to other politicians, the skiing boss praises his president.

Something has changed

Special expert on human rights Ivar Dale notes that Välbe’s claim about Putin’s huge popularity among women is very likely far from the truth.

– If you read state-run media in Russia, you can get such a picture. That is completely wrong. There are those who understand that and still support him, Dale assessed to NRK.

In NRK’s ​​story, there is a picture from years ago where Välbe is wearing a Putin fan shirt. There is nothing surprising in the content of the interview in itself, but the Russian pamppu did not shoot the same content when Russia was still waiting to return to the games of the current season.

– Now he has chosen the line of direct confrontation, which either shows that his internal position has weakened or he is confident that Russia will be brought back faster than many believe, Dale speculates.