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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin shows his passport to a member of an election commission as he arrives to take part in voting at a polling station in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The vote on the constitutional amendments that would reset the clock on Russian President Vladimir Putin's tenure and enable him to serve two more six-year terms is set to wrap up Wednesday. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)

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Russian voters agree to extend Putin's rule to 2036
July 1, 2020 3:33 p.m.

Russian voters agree to extend Putin's rule to 2036

Russian election officials say a majority of voters have approved amendments to constitution that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036