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iirc Putin swapped and became a prime minister for a short period in between. > As he was then constitutionally limited to two consecutive terms as president,

by pooper 5y ago

iirc Putin swapped and became a prime minister for a short period in between. > As he was then constitutionally limited to two consecutive terms as president, Putin served as prime minister again from 2008 to 2012 under Dmitry Medvedev, and returned to the presidency in 2012 in an election marred by allegations of fraud and protests; he was reelected again in 2018. In April 2021, following a referendum, he signed into law constitutional amendments including one that would allow him to run for reelection twice more, potentially extending his presidency to 2036. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

emteycz 5y ago
Yes, but where is Putin limiting presidential power? He had no need to do so because he controlled Medvedev.
- Lex-2008 5y ago
  re: Putin controlled Medvedev Well, some people say that under Medvedev Russia was a bit friendlier with USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reset I'm not sure that points highlighted in that article would happen if Putin was president (allowing U.S. forces fly over Russia, supporting Iran sanctions, reducing nuclear arsenals, U.S. dropping plan to build a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe).
  - emteycz 5y ago
    Re US dropping the shield - AFAIK that was because of local population opposing it (here in Czechia the argument was that we'd become prime nuclear strike target), not because of anything with Russia or the US itself. The other stuff - seems just like Putin thought "well let them think Russia has changed".
- ceejayoz 5y ago
  It’s a complex set of checks and balances in which Putin checks Putin’s puppets, who balance their ability to check Putin with their ability to survive polonium.
albertopv 5y ago
No, really? Putin literally killed, or tried, journalists and political competitors. Medvedev was a puppet, on day one he appointed Putin as prime minister, how convenient.

by pooper 5y ago

emteycz 5y ago

Yes, but where is Putin limiting presidential power? He had no need to do so because he controlled Medvedev.

Lex-2008 5y ago
re: Putin controlled Medvedev Well, some people say that under Medvedev Russia was a bit friendlier with USA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_reset I'm not sure that points highlighted in that article would happen if Putin was president (allowing U.S. forces fly over Russia, supporting Iran sanctions, reducing nuclear arsenals, U.S. dropping plan to build a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe).
- emteycz 5y ago
  Re US dropping the shield - AFAIK that was because of local population opposing it (here in Czechia the argument was that we'd become prime nuclear strike target), not because of anything with Russia or the US itself. The other stuff - seems just like Putin thought "well let them think Russia has changed".
ceejayoz 5y ago
It’s a complex set of checks and balances in which Putin checks Putin’s puppets, who balance their ability to check Putin with their ability to survive polonium.

albertopv 5y ago

No, really? Putin literally killed, or tried, journalists and political competitors. Medvedev was a puppet, on day one he appointed Putin as prime minister, how convenient.