However unbecoming Vladimir Putin's rule may be Moscow, we need similar corrective for how we think about Russia.. ... has this outcome delivered useful punitive blow against Putin and many of his cronies, it has quite helped dissuade any further Russian aggression, be it against Ukraine..…
The changes would take effect for the parliamentary elections in 2021, giving Putin full control of legislature three years before the end of his term, one of the people said. ... But it's not clear whether Putin would back such switch, said Alexei Mukhin, head of Moscow-based Center..…
Partly in response to that, when Vladimir Putin became president again in 2012 he set the country on a more assertive course. ... He added that this had happened in part because of 'constructive talks that I had with President Putin'. ..…
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