Putin Opens The Door – Wide – To Staying On As President Past 2024 – Analysis

By Mike Eckel

(RFE/RL) — In 2012, after four years of ostensibly playing second fiddle to Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency.

And the guessing game began: How long would he remain there?

Would it be until 2018, after a six-year term, or 2024, when he hit the constitutional barrier of two...