Putin to Skip Presidential Debates, Kremlin Says

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kremlin confirmed Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin will not take the stage to debate his rivals in Russia's March presidential
Slutsky of the far-right Liberal Democratic Party, Nikolai Kharitonov of the Communist Party and Vladislav Davankov of the New People
disqualified from running last week due to alleged flaws in signatures endorsing his candidacy
Natalia Budarina was quoted as saying by the state-run news agency TASS.Putin is widely expected to win a fifth term in a tightly controlled
wartime election.