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Catfish · 01-21-20, 01:38 PM

Hm i have no idea what is really going on, but it is not completely delusional to expect Putin to remain at the helm, whatever this 'governmental position' will be called then

"... the president would retain control over appointing the heads of the security services, foreign ministry, and judiciary, among others, and be able to fire ministers and judges. Unless future revisions go substantially further, this plan is well short of real redistribution of power."

"All of this underlines just how powerful Putin is today. He alone decides what changes and what stays the same. Everyone else responds. But if Putin is calling the shots and his plans remain open to interpretation, what should we expect going forward? [...]
Putin understands that widespread frustration with economic stagnation and growing inequality means that any future government, whether helmed by him or someone else, will have to temper public discontent."

https://www.gq.com/story/putins-latest-power-grab

https://www.rferl.org/a/with-sweepin.../30381533.html

https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-medve.../30379502.html

01-21-20, 01:38 PM	#28
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hm i have no idea what is really going on, but it is not completely delusional to expect Putin to remain at the helm, whatever this 'governmental position' will be called then "... the president would retain control over appointing the heads of the security services, foreign ministry, and judiciary, among others, and be able to fire ministers and judges. Unless future revisions go substantially further, this plan is well short of real redistribution of power." "All of this underlines just how powerful Putin is today. He alone decides what changes and what stays the same. Everyone else responds. But if Putin is calling the shots and his plans remain open to interpretation, what should we expect going forward? [...] Putin understands that widespread frustration with economic stagnation and growing inequality means that any future government, whether helmed by him or someone else, will have to temper public discontent." https://www.gq.com/story/putins-latest-power-grab https://www.rferl.org/a/with-sweepin.../30381533.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-medve.../30379502.html __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.