surrenders power to his successor, but it is someone who Putin hand-
picked to be the next president.
Why was that?
You would think that having been President for the best part of eight
years that he wouldn't mind relinquishing some power and retire on the
billions of Roubles that he has stored in Switzerland.
Surely?
Well you would be wrong. Putin wants his successor to be nothing less
of a sop. To him. According to analysts based in St Petersburg, where
Putin ran the FSB (KGB) previously, Putin has no intention of leaving
the Political arena just yet.
The position of Prime Minister would allow Putin to have de factor
command of the military. Fears are rising that Putin might want to
escalate the fighting in Cheneya, as he did in his first few months as
President in 2000.
That can only be bad for stabilty in the Caucasus, and the wider world.
Rob :)
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