The Russian president is removing old allies and replacing them with young loyalists, likely ensuring his leadership will continue until 2024.
Putin Grooms a New Generation of Leaders
EghtesadOnline: After 16 years in charge, Vladimir Putin is shaking up his team to cement his control into the next decade. The 63-year-old leader is pushing aside some longtime allies and grooming young lieutenants—many of whom share his background in the security services and aren’t old enough to have worked under any other leader—to form a new generation of Kremlin leadership. One of them could even become his successor one day.
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Publish Date:08/September/2016 | 09:38