Vladimir Putin may be in power for another 16 years
Some argue that his constitutional changes mean he can simply disregard his current presidential terms under the new rules
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin set the stage to stay on as Russia’s president for potentially another 16 years, reversing his past opposition to scrapping term limits so that he — and only he — can continue to rule the country.
“I fully recognise my own personal responsibility towards the citizens of this country,” Putin said on Tuesday in an unscheduled speech before the lower house of parliament. “I see that people, certainly most of society, await my own views and decisions on the key question of governing the state, both today and after 2024” for a fifth and possibly sixth presidential term...
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