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Putin: I’m undecided on another term
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he needs more time before determining whether he will seek another term leading his nation.
If Putin decides to run in Russia's March 2018 elections, he'll be competing for his fourth presidential term. It would be his second consecutive six-term since he regained the Russian presidency in 2012.
“I will look at what’s going on in my country, in the world,” he said during a Friday press conference in Moscow, according to Reuters.
“Taking into account what we have done, what we need to do and how, a decision will be made whether I participate or do not participate in the upcoming elections.”
Putin called a reporter a "provocateur" after the reporter asked why Russians would vote for him again during their next presidential election.
Putin also said during Friday’s press conference that Trump’s win was not surprising to Russians.
“Right up to the end, nobody believed he would win—except us,” he said, according to Reuters. "[Trump] precisely felt the mood of the society and worked in the precise paradigm.”
Putin insisted that he wasn't responsible for Trump's win, following reports that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russian hackers stole and publicized emails from the Democratic National Committee in a bid to help Trump. Putin has denied Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, while Trump has called charges Moscow aided him “ridiculous."
“I don’t put it down to me, the fact that a large part of Republican voters support the Russian president. It means that a large part of the American people have the same idea of how the world should be, of our common dangers and problems.”
The Russian leader has had an often-icy relationship with President Obama since starting his second term in May 2012.
President-elect Donald Trump, on the other hand, has frequently voiced openness to warmer ties with Russia, an idea Putin has readily reciprocated.
Trump's secretary of State pick, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, has extensive business ties with Russia and received the "Order of Friendship" commendation from Putin's government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he needs more time before determining whether he will seek another term leading his nation.
If Putin decides to run in Russia's March 2018 elections, he'll be competing for his fourth presidential term. It would be his second consecutive six-term since he regained the Russian presidency in 2012.
“I will look at what’s going on in my country, in the world,” he said during a Friday press conference in Moscow, according to Reuters.
“Taking into account what we have done, what we need to do and how, a decision will be made whether I participate or do not participate in the upcoming elections.”
Putin called a reporter a "provocateur" after the reporter asked why Russians would vote for him again during their next presidential election.
Putin also said during Friday’s press conference that Trump’s win was not surprising to Russians.
“Right up to the end, nobody believed he would win—except us,” he said, according to Reuters. "[Trump] precisely felt the mood of the society and worked in the precise paradigm.”
Putin insisted that he wasn't responsible for Trump's win, following reports that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russian hackers stole and publicized emails from the Democratic National Committee in a bid to help Trump. Putin has denied Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election, while Trump has called charges Moscow aided him “ridiculous."
“I don’t put it down to me, the fact that a large part of Republican voters support the Russian president. It means that a large part of the American people have the same idea of how the world should be, of our common dangers and problems.”
The Russian leader has had an often-icy relationship with President Obama since starting his second term in May 2012.
President-elect Donald Trump, on the other hand, has frequently voiced openness to warmer ties with Russia, an idea Putin has readily reciprocated.
Trump's secretary of State pick, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, has extensive business ties with Russia and received the "Order of Friendship" commendation from Putin's government.
