By then, he’ll be 71, younger and fitter than Donald trump is today.   In order for Putin himself to be re-elected, there must be an amendment to the Constitution.   Temptation exists for him because he sees himself as the Savior of Russia, and he must inevitably ask himself whether a successor can be trusted to leave his wealth and reputation alone.

He also demands assurances that his policies will remain unchanged.   In the early 2000s, he lost faith that Russia would benefit from cooperation with America.  In 2014, he annexed Crimea and started a war in the Ukrainian East when he saw the West trying to turn neighboring Ukraine into a puppet state.   The Russian Agency has disrupted the elections in America, interfered in European politics and committed murder on British soil.

Putin accepts China as a geostrategic partner.   He rejects the effects of Western economic sanctions.   Although the Russian economy has endured half a decade of setbacks, the main reason is the fall in oil and gas prices on world markets.

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