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Why Is Putin’s Latest Power Grab So Surprising?

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Why Is Putin’s Latest Power Grab So Surprising?

Vladimir Putin is reshuffling the political system (once again) to secure his power beyond 2024, when term limits force him to step down as president. Julia Ioffe with a good short explanation of what exactly is happening here with Putins latest unsurprisingly surprising move.


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