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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…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Constitutional changes allowing Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024 sailed through both houses of Russia’s parliament on Wednesday, raising the prospect he could clock up over three decades in the Kremlin. FILE PHOTO: Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the lower house…

A leak of confidential UK government documents in the run-up to last December's general election has been blamed on Russian actors. But what evidence is there to say the Russian government itself tried to interfere in British politics?With just about two weeks to go before election day, Labour leader Jeremy…

Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderVladimir Putin: Not always willing to risk everything.Pool/Getty ImagesTurkey and Russia have avoided all-out war, despite Turkey's full-scale offensive against the Moscow-backed Syrian regime.Why did Russia think twice about escalating the Syrian conflict into a direct confrontation with Turkey?It turns out that Turkey has a cheap and effective…

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a session of the lower house of parliament to consider constitutional changes that will enable him to circumvent a prohibition on serving more than two consecutive terms as leader, on March 10, 2020. SPUTNIK/Reuters Russia looks headed for up to 16 more years of Vladimir…

By Andrew Osborn and Tom BalmforthMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened the door to constitutional changes that would allow him to remain in power until 2036, but said he favored term limits once the country became politically "mature".Putin, who in January unveiled a major shake-up of…

Rows of empty white chairs were placed in front of Russia's embassy in The Hague on Sunday (March 8) - a silent reminder of those who died in Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.The protest was carried out by families of the victims, on the eve of a trial - in absentia…