The Guardian: Vladimir Putin: 'I may not leave Russian presidency'
A question-and-answer session at a Sochi school was designed to make Putin seem youth-friendly after recent youth demonstrations
Asked what he plans to do when he leaves the presidency, Vladimir Putin paused and smiled. “But I haven’t decided yet if I will leave the presidency,” the Russian leader replied, to laughter and applause from an audience made up almost entirely of Russians who were born after he first became president in 2000.
A month after thousands of young Russians took to the streets to protest against corruption among the Kremlin elite, Putin held a set-piece discussion event on Friday with hundreds of children, in an apparent attempt to portray himself as a youth-friendly president.
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Update #1: Putin hints he may be Russian president for life (UPI)
Update #2: Putin says he might be Russia's president for life (The Hill)
WNU Editor: The official line is that he has not decided yet to run in next year's Presidential election .... Putin doesn't rule out running in 2018 presidential race (TASS). More here .... Vladimir Putin says he may seek re-election as President of Russia in 2018 (The Independent). But I believe he is going to run again .... Will Putin Run Again? Russian President Laughs Off Talk of Stepping Aside (Newsweek), and this will be his last election .... Russia’s Putin: I Will Not Change Constitution to Stay in Power (NBC). In the meantime .... between now and when he announces his candidacy .... he is doing all the moves to appeal to his base (see the list below) ....
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Putin Discloses the Event That Impacted His Life Most -- Sputnik
Putin Sparks Controversy With Remarks On Russian, Minority Languages -- RFE
Putin Reveals His KGB Academy Code Name -- Sputnik
Putin Discusses Personal Life, Future Plans, State Issues With Children in Sochi -- Sputnik
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