2020.01.20 15:09 GMT+8

Putin wants to set the system up for success when he leaves office

Updated 2020.01.20 15:09 GMT+8
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Some experts say Putin's constitutional amendments and Mishustin's appointment are to help extend Putin's grip on power after his current term ends in 2024. They predict that either he will choose to be prime minister again, or he might take up the leadership in the Russian Federation State Council similar to Nursultan Nazarbayev's role in Kazakhstan. What factors might ultimately decide where Putin goes next? We invited Hunter Cawood, founder of the Russia Public Affairs Committee, to discuss the issue.

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