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Mar 1, 2022 · On the other side of the world in Russia — more specifically, Vladimir Putin's Russia — the chain of succession is clear on paper, but there are so many other factors at play that muddy things. According to Britannica, Putin has been in power in some way or another for two decades. He became the President of Russia in 1999 and served until ...
Mar 16, 2024 · Putin’s current prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, reportedly has a good public reputation and a competent staff—conditions that could bode ill for him under a jealous president.
Feb 17, 2024 · By EMMA BURROWS. Updated 1:38 PM PDT, February 17, 2024. Alexei Navalny’s spokesperson confirmed Saturday that the Russian opposition leader had died at a remote Arctic penal colony, saying he was “murdered,” but it was unclear where his body was as his family and friends searched for answers. Navalny’s death at age 47 has deprived the ...
Feb 24, 2022 · Feb. 24, 2022. When Vladimir V. Putin announced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a televised address on Thursday, he articulated aims far beyond those of Russia’s prior assaults on its ...
Nov 1, 2023 · Mikhail Mishustin. If Putin were to die or abruptly step down, the Russian Federation Council has 14 days to call early presidential elections. If it fails to act, the Central Election Commission ...
Russia President Vladimir Putin's "successor" has once again made stark threats against the West. Nikolai Patrushev, who many believe will one day succeed Putin, said that the West's aggression ...
Sep 14, 2021 · A hawkish Buddhist. Some observers have put their bets on Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s longest-serving cabinet member and its second-most popular politician after Putin. Shoigu is a ...
