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Reuters: Russia’s Putin, pulling no surprises, says he’ll seek re-election

By Reuters.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses workers of the GAZ factory in Nizhny Novgorod on Dec.6.
Photo by AFP

NIZHNY NOVGOROD/MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia’s worst kept political secret on Wednesday, saying he would run for re-election in March 2018 – a contest he seems sure to win comfortably and extend his grip on power into a third decade.

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