When will putin leave office?

Although I'm fortunately not a Russian but I still believe, he won't leave his office alive. After his demise he will probably be replaced by one of brown shirts that he has bred galore, e.g. Igor Wsewolodowitsch Girkin – Wikipedia. read more

Putin could of course decide to leave in 2018, although it would have been better for him and for Russia if he had done so in 2008. “But this chance wasn’t used.” And everyone needs to recognize that there are today no people who really want to “overthrow Putin” – and he knows that. read more

Russia, a once-proud nation, was in tatters by the time ex-KGB premier Vladimir Putin assumed office in 2000. In the 2000 and 2004 elections, Putin was elected to four-year terms despite widespread allegations of vote rigging. The Russian constitution, like the U.S. Constitution, barred Putin from running for a third term. read more