INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to run in next year's presidential election, Reutersreported Monday, citing six anonymous
he would announce his plans to run for a fifth term in office after the country's parliament formally called the presidential election in
December.Putin traditionally keeps his plans to run for election under tight wraps until the very last minute
But the Russian leader is effectively already campaigning, as he holds increasingly more public events and meets ordinary Russians
face-to-face during his trips across the country, sources have told The Moscow Times.
