Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presumed favorite to win a new six-year term next March, offered a message of renewal in a marathon address on October 19. But he failed to deliver the news that Kremlin watchers have been waiting for: whether he will seek reelection.
Addressing a conference on international policy at a Russian resort, Putin said that today’s leaders had a responsibility to make sure young people’s lives “will be better, fairer, and safer.”
