INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday announced that he will run for re-election in 2024, state media reported.The announcement follows
months of speculation over whether the 71-year-old Putin, who has been in power since 2000, plans to seek six more years in office after
constitutional amendments in 2020 reset his term count.Putin told Lieutenant Colonel Artyom Zhoga, a Russian military officer, about his
decision to participate in the upcoming vote following an awards ceremony for army personnel at the Kremlin, according to the state-run RIA
imprisoned following a sweeping political crackdown that gained fierce momentum after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February
this election is a referendum on the approval of his actions
A referendum on the approval of war
in recent months, he had effectively already been campaigning, holding increasingly public events and meeting ordinary Russians face-to-face
served, allowing him to be elected for two additional six-year terms.
