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In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, the world's first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, left, speaks to Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, fourth right, during a session prior to voting for constitutional amendments at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown in space and a lawmaker with Russia's ruling party, proposed Tuesday to scrap presidential term limits in order to allow Russia President Vladimir Putin to run for re-election in 2024. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP)

In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, the world's first woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, left, speaks to Russian State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, fourth right, during a session prior to voting for constitutional amendments at the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown in space and a lawmaker with Russia's …

March 10, 2020

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Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office
March 10, 2020 1:16 p.m.

Putin backs term limit freeze allowing him to stay in office

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek reelection in 2024 by restarting the term count.