Dissolving Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s government and outlining major constitutional reforms, President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday moved to assert more explicitly his absolute control over Russian politics.
This is Putin’s clearest signal yet that he intends to continue as Russia’s master for the long term.
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