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Putin fast-tracks effort to extend his rule, new PM approved

by Associated Press
| January 16, 2020 6:35 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024 while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new prime minister.

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