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- So Will Vladimir Putin Leave His Post?
There was a time when Dmitry Medvedev's future as Putin's successor was assured. Like all those in the Kremlin inner circle, Medvedev hailed from Putin's hometown of St Petersburg. He was also, it seems, happy to eternally remain the Robin to Putin's Batman. "Putin liked Medvedev's lack of ambition," Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar wrote in his bo...
Given Putin's tendency towards machismo, it is perhaps fitting that a suitable replacement may be the man who claims to have once saved him from a brown bear. Alexei Dyumin served as one of Putin's personal security officers from the moment he became acting prime minister in 1999. According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, D...
But the man who has recently emerged as the most likely contender bears a striking resemblance to Putin himself. A spymaster and political operative who shares the president's contemptuous view of the West, Nikolai Patrushev has carved out a similar path to power. Like Putin, Patrushev grew up in St Petersburg and joined the KGB as a young security...
While Putin may be closer to the brink than ever before, it's not yet clear if a power transition in Russia is imminent. The circumstances in which Putin leaves office and the person who rises to replace him may depend on many factors. Whether it's a voluntary abdication, a medical emergency or a palace coup, a different contender emerges as the fr...
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Jan 31, 2023 · Watch Preview. Vladimir Putin’s clashes with American presidents as he’s tried to rebuild the Russian empire. FRONTLINE traces the miscalculations and missteps of American presidents over...
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By Alec Luhn. MOSCOW — The race to become the next Russian president has already begun. The constitutional changes Vladimir Putin announced earlier this month raised more questions than they answered, but they suggest he will have to choose someone to replace him when his term in the presidency ends in 2024.
Jun 30, 2021 · MOSCOW, June 30 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin told Russians on Wednesday that the time would come when he would name his possible successor in the Kremlin, but said the choice would...
Jun 29, 2023 · Putin's potential successors. His reign can't last forever. Who are the leading alternatives? (Image credit: Illustrated | Gettyimages) By David Faris. published 29 June 2023.
