
Russia’s Putin to Seek 5th Presidential Term in Election Slated for March
Published on December 8, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed he will run in presidential elections slated to be held in March of next year. Mr. Putin, who made the announcement at an award ceremony for veterans of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, will be seeking a fifth term as Russia’s leader. “I have had different thoughts at different times, but now it’s time to make a decision,” he said, answering a question posed by a decorated combat veteran. “I believe there is no other option,” he added in comments broadcast on national television. “That’s why I plan to run for the position of president,” Mr. Putin confirmed at the military ceremony, held at the Kremlin’s Georgievsky Hall on Dec. 8....
