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when bloody my pigeon became prime
minister he was barely known to anyone
in Russia all that was known about him
was that he was from saint-petersburg
and that he had background in the KGB
which was the powerful Soviet security
agency from this person who was barely
known he very quickly became this
national leader he is creating surged
and in the first few months to 80%
thanks to what the swift reaction to the
bombings of apartment blocks in several
Russian cities
some observers to say that he is rating
as it can be attributed to taste in part
to the image that has been created and
maintained by the state television in
fact tightening the grip over media was
one of the first things that he did and
also the lack of genuine opposition
because his critics either have been in
exile or dead or facing prosecution
Vladimir Putin has restored Russia's
image as a major political player he
turned the tide of the war in Syria and
he expanded Russia's influence in the
wider Middle East he strengthened
relations with China and he annexed
Crimea in 2014 from Ukraine but also
Putin's Russia will be remembered by a
wave of allegations of election
interference of state-sponsored third
king and also of allegations sort of
state-sponsored assassinations and
poisoning I think Putin is hated and
loved in Russia at the same time and
that is largely due to his political
course and also the very fact that he's
been in power for that long he once said
that a KGB officer is never a former KGB
officer and in the way that he city
still remains like that we still don't
know that much about him as a person
he's cultivated this image of him being
macho or the father of the nation but
many critics say he's very thin-skinned
he doesn't like people poking fun at him
or not taking him seriously and that
kind of insecurity
sometimes shines through
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what is proposed allows a former
president or a sitting president to run
regardless of how many previous terms
they have already held with these
constitutional changes we are likely to
see if lighting a provision in power
potentially up to 2036 you will be Abie
longest leader in the country