Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, right, poses for a picture with people in Ivanovo, 254 kilometers (158 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, Friday, March 6, 2020. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he doesn't want to scrap presidential term limits or resort to other suggested ways of extending his rule, but otherwise he kept mum about his plans. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
March 10, 2020
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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.