When Vladimir Putin said during his “Direct Line” broadcast that his “main achievement” lies ahead, he provided a clue to this thinking about what he wants and what his policies will be in the remaining years of his time in power, according to Russian sociologist Igor Eidman.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to greet graduates of military higher education institutions of the Russian Defence Ministry, the Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Natural Disaster Relief, the Russian Federal Security Service, the Russian Federal Guard Service and Rosgvardiya at the Kremlin in Moscow.
