Putin, who on Thursday said the economy was set to grow 3.5% this year, on Friday said he would run again, a move that could keep him in power until at least 2030.

What is certain is that Russia’s greatest challenges are domestic – and that Putin will spend 2016 desperately hoping that the price of oil starts to climb.

Vladimir Putin, whose regime’s legitimacy is derived from his unparalleled popular support, is facing the biggest political challenge since his last return to the Kremlin in 2011-2012.

Putin’s Public Opinion Challenge. August 21, 2014. By ... As for popular support for Vladimir Putin, ... are satisfied with domestic socioeconomic conditions but also understand that a widened ...

Gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow 3.5% this year, Putin said, up from a 2.1% contraction in 2022. In the longer term, both Russian and external forecasts envisage Russia's growth ...

With oil demand collapses as the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing new challenges to his skill to project strength ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with western journalists and academics night to address growing domestic anger and international concerns about his government's perceived failure to ...

Navalny is a special challenge for the Russian leadership, the Putin leadership, because Navalny is not of the sort of liberal elite of the standard Russian politicians and oppositions.

Putin’s problem “is that he can replace Shoigu and place the blame on him for all the past defeats, and appoint a new defense minister,” Galeiotti, the intelligence consultant, said.

Commentary: Putin’s domestic strategy: Counting the trees, ... Putin now has his own personal national guard that would respond without question to any political challenge from Putin’s opponents.

ANALYSIS-Putin's economic challenges are numerous but surmountable as election looms ... Putin's key domestic challenge will be grappling with a stark labour shortage, ...