Putin Set to Rule Russia for 16 More Years

Russian President Vladimir Putin “is set to rule Russia for another 16 years after sweeping to victory in a controversial referendum the results of which were dismissed as a ‘huge lie’ by his biggest domestic critic,” the Times of London reports.

“Officials said that 77.9% of voters had backed constitutional amendments that will allow Mr Putin, 67, to run for two additional terms of office up to 2036, when he will be 83. The ex-KGB agent, who recently celebrated two decades in power, had been due to stand down in 2024.”