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Putin Plans for a Russia Without Him

Mar 15, 2018 | 08:00 GMT

Russian President Vladimir Putin commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Soviet Union's World War II victory at Stalingrad, now called Volgograd, on Feb. 2, 2018. Putin is assured an election win on March 18. But his fourth term will bring with it a period of pressing challenges for Russia and Putin's continued rule.
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