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FILE - In this file photo, Dec. 19, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia. Putin is just a step away from bringing about the constitutional changes that would allow him to extend his rule until 2036. The vote that would reset the clock on Putin’s tenure in office and allow him to serve two more six-year terms is set to wrap up Wednesday, July 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Putin a step away from goal as constitutional vote nears end

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin is intent on restoring his nation as a formidable world power, analysts say. "Russia has been a great power for centuries. And it remains one," he said in a terse but little-noticed acceptance speech when President Boris Yeltsin promoted him to prime minister in 1999. (Associated Press)

Russia’s Vladimir Putin keeps Westerners guessing on his strategies, intentions

By Marc Bennetts — Special to The Washington Times