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By Andrew Osborn and Tom BalmforthMOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin donned a hazmat suit and respirator on Tuesday during a visit to a hospital treating coronavirus patients and the mayor of Moscow said the outbreak in the Russian capital was much worse than official figures showed.The comments, by Moscow…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday to help it to battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir Putin, Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement.Putin spoke to Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Saturday, the Kremlin said,…

By: | Updated: March 17, 2020 8:34:27 am Vladimir Putin has ruled Russia since 2000, switching to the prime ministerial office in 2008 to circumvent term limits and returning to the presidency in 2012. (File)Just days after the idea of “resetting” Vladimir Putin’s term count was publicly floated in parliament, Russia’s…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Constitutional Court on Monday ruled it was legal to change the country’s constitution in a way that could allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036, less than a week after Putin publicly backed the idea. The court ruling came hours after thousands of…

Chris Evans is not happy with Trump's coronavirus response. Image: Amanda Edwards/WireImage/Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images/mashable composite By Sam Haysom2020-03-16 13:17:47 UTC As the coronavirus continues to spread, more and more world leaders are announcing various measures aimed at delaying the disease. And more and more criticism is…

FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the lower house of parliament to consider constitutional changes in Moscow, Russia March 10, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File PhotoMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday ordered the creation of a special working group within the State Council…

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles Getty Images Vladimir Putin has reignited his battle with former billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky as Russia nears a decisive referendum in April, potentially allowing Putin to remain in power until 2036. On Thursday, Russia’s government backed TASS news agency published allegations made by the President as…

He's Russia's longest-serving leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. And if you are a Russian under age 20, you've never known another leader. Vladimir Putin's critics fear he is preparing to be "president for life". The 67-year-old has backed a constitutional amendment to reset his presidential term count to zero, allowing…

The proposed constitutional changes would allow President Vladimir Putin to remain in power until 2036 Russian politicians overwhelmingly approved amendments to the constitution submitted by President Vladimir Putin, including the option for him to run for two more terms in the Kremlin. About 160 senators in the upper house Federation…

Like many of Vladimir Putin's moves, the one he pulled off on March 10 felt like an unexpected plot twist in a thriller movie. Just two months earlier he had announced plans to amend the Russian constitution, sending domestic and foreign observers into frenzied predictions about his succession plans for…