Putin Endorses Brazen Remedy to Extend His Rule, Possibly for Life

Putin Endorses Brazen Remedy to Extend His Rule, Possibly for Life

The New York Times-World·2020-03-10 13:17

MOSCOW — It looked as though Vladimir V. Putin had been gearing up to push through obscure constitutional changes as a surreptitious way to remain Russia’s leader after presidential term limits forced him to step down in 2024. But on Tuesday, Mr. Putin endorsed a proposal stunningly simpler and more brazen: resetting the Constitution’s term-limit clock to zero.

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