Vladimir Putin has declared his intention to run for a fourth term as Russian president in 2018.
Ending months of speculation over his plans to rule Russia, Putin made his announcement at the GAZ factory in Nizhny Novgorod after being asked by a worker to confirm his intentions, after declining to do so earlier Wednesday at a youth rally in Moscow:
"There is probably no better place and no better reason to announce this. Thank you for your support. I will run for president of the Russian Federation, " Putin said...
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Russia’s forthcoming election is due on March 18, 2018.
With his approval ratings topping 80 percent, Putin is certain to win a quick victory in the March vote.
Putin has effectively been in power in Russia since 2000.
Will President Trump inflitrate Russia's social media sphere to support Putin? Will Mark Warner demand America 'meddle' as retaliation?
Good.
Excellent even.
Hope for the free world.
That he would seek another term was never in doubt. 2024 is the limit.
Imagine 30 yrs ago, cheering on/hoping for a true RUSSIAN statesman, and it being a good thing for world politics..
What kind of a man pulls up the shirt of a young boy he does not know so he can kiss him on the stomach?
Putin, that's the kind.
A bizarre Russian expression of harmless genuine affection?
Do you really believe Vlad is not a good statesman, and a sick pedo?
Putin is such a thieving sack. The Russian people deserve much better.
thieving from thieves is not thieving...it's called RECOVERY
an oligarch extending their presidency
past term limits.
now where have we seen that before?
............. anyone? Beuller? Beuller?
i feel safer already
LOL. So glad we don't have that system here in the U.S. I can't imagine being stuck with someone like Obama until he dies because the elections are all rigged.
With an approval rating in the 90's?
Once, long ago, he had such approval ratings. It's nowhere close now.
His Olympic cheating efforts have help paint Russia as one of the least trustworthy countries on earth. Long term, that won't help his popularity either.
Your opinion has validity until he poses shirtless in front of the bear he just choked out from somewhere in the Kamchatka. Now that won't indicate overwhelming fanboyhood pushing him up on everyone's shoulders, it indicates that his handlers are feeding out vanity pieces to signal his continual installation to that office.
Yeah, exactly, the shirtless thing is typical third world strongman behavior. It make both him and Russia look really primitive and simple.
................like Yelchin???????. ......You Moron
Clearly, one who is beyond reproach.
Give Putin a break ... he is the best Russian leader America has ever had.
hail to Vlad!
that is, if they can get thru all of the USA meddling in their election /s
What ever happened to the original Putin? Presumably he is dead ... killed by who?
What?
I heard from a Moscow source that Putin used to supply elite pedos with pizza and hot dogs for their parties in the 1980s - early 1990s. This is his reward...
I cant wait for CNN to break the news. Russian involvement behind Putin's reelection.
Yes they are dumb enough to publish a story like that.
The Russian involvement goes all the way to Vladimir Putin himself. Rachel Maddow has already connected the dots...
The Russian involvement goes all the way to Vladimir Putin himself. Rachel Maddow has already connected the dots...
The Russian involvement goes all the way to Vladimir Putin himself. Rachel Maddow has already connected the dots...
Now that's a player's player. And that suit is Ball-Rrrrr! I don't what happend to Trump, but he is Magila-Gorillin in his suits. Still love both players though.
What a piece of shit this guy
as the caliber of American leaders declines, Putin's star rises, and with good reason. He stands up to the idiotic American leaders of the last dozen years and looks good doing it. His credibility is also bolstered by the fact that the most of the world considers "exceptional" Americans as nothing more than dangerous and arrogant fools.
dozen?
WTF
Presidente' for Life. Sounds a lot better than, Dictator.
I think he should be crowned by the Holy Church as Tsar!
Times are such that Putin is the only adult in the room now.
Putin and Xi are serious men. On a lower level, so is Duterte. And Aung San Suu Kyi. Could also mention Bashar al-Assad. In the West we have a various assortment of clowns, girly-men, childless cat ladies, and the rest of the gang who are in the pocket of the Tribe.
Hail to the Chief! If only we had such a leader in the US.
Our President and Congress can't so much as wipe their ass without getting permission from AIPAC. Even then there is a current or former Mossad agent surveilling them.