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Approaching nearly a quarter-century in power, Vladimir Putin will place his hand on a copy of the constitution on Tuesday and start another six-year term as president, maintaining his extraordinary authority. Following the 2022 operation in Ukraine that has become Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II, Russia has been heavily sanctioned by the West and is turning other regimes like China and North Korea for support. The question now is what Putin will do over the course of another six years, both at home and abroad. On April 17, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE…

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