Putin Says He Doesn’t Want Return to Soviet-Era Lifetime Leaders
- WWII veteran questioned leader’s position on term-limit ban
- Putin made proposals Jan. 15 to limit next president’s powers
Vladimir Putin at the Piskaryovskoye cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Jan. 18.
Photographer: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he favors keeping term limits in place, arguing against a return to the Soviet-era practice of lifetime leaders.