Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting via a video link amid the coronavirus disease outbreak at Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 29, 2020. — Reuters pic
Deputy Secretary of State Steve Biegun said both Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping “seem intent on putting themselves into office for life, or at least until they otherwise choose on their own initiative to leave.” Biegun said the goal of the referendum for the 67-year-old Putin was “the extension of his rule for what effectively is his natural life.”
Putin has been in power as president or prime minister since 1999. Opposition campaigners including Alexei Navalny have also said that Putin is seeking to be president for life.
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