Posted on Dec 8, 2023
Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades
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Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades
By JIM HEINTZ
Updated 1:38 PM EST, December 8, 2023
Vladimir Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win.
Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in Ukraine that has taken thousands of his countrymen’s lives, provoked repeated attacks inside Russia — including one on the Kremlin itself — and corroded its aura of invincibility.
A short-lived rebellion in June by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin raised widespread speculation that Putin could be losing his grip, but he emerged with no permanent scars. Prigozhin’s death in a mysterious plane crash two months later reinforced the view that Putin was in absolute control.
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Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades
By JIM HEINTZ
Updated 1:38 PM EST, December 8, 2023
Vladimir Putin on Friday moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding grip on Russia for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the presidential election next March that he is all but certain to win.
Putin still commands wide support after nearly a quarter-century in power, despite starting an immensely costly war in Ukraine that has taken thousands of his countrymen’s lives, provoked repeated attacks inside Russia — including one on the Kremlin itself — and corroded its aura of invincibility.
A short-lived rebellion in June by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin raised widespread speculation that Putin could be losing his grip, but he emerged with no permanent scars. Prigozhin’s death in a mysterious plane crash two months later reinforced the view that Putin was in absolute control.
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Putin will seek another term as Russian president, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Cpl Vic Burk if he does not win there will be CONSEQUENCES FOR SURE!!
A short-lived rebellion in June by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin raised widespread speculation that Putin could be losing his grip, but he emerged with no permanent scars. Prigozhin’s death in a mysterious plane crash two months later reinforced the view that Putin was in absolute control.
A short-lived rebellion in June by mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin raised widespread speculation that Putin could be losing his grip, but he emerged with no permanent scars. Prigozhin’s death in a mysterious plane crash two months later reinforced the view that Putin was in absolute control.
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Cpl Vic Burk
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL - Makes you think but I'm sure Putin has his ass covered if there were to be an investigation.
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Is there a Russian Constitution? And, if so, what does it say concerning how long a dictator can stay in power. Or is Putin special and he just stays and stays and stays. Just like Dictator Trump plans to do and do and do ad infinitum. . . .
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