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With a call to his compatriots to win ‘together’ in the conflict in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin He swore on Tuesday a new term as president of Russia, until 2030.
In a lavish ceremony held in the Kremlin, the 71-year-old president gave a brief speech.
“It is a great honor, a responsibility and a sacred duty”said Putin, who thanked the “heroes” who have been fighting on the front lines in Ukraine since February 2022.
“We will go through this difficult period with dignity and we will emerge stronger,” declared the president.
Vladimir Putin
At a time of heightened tensions with Western powers over their support for Ukraine, Putin assured that Russia does not refuse a “dialogue,” but said that “it depends on them.”
Russia ordered nuclear exercises on Monday in response to what it called threatening statements by Western leaders about a possible sending of troops to Ukraine.
“We are a great and united nation, and together we will overcome all obstacles, we will achieve everything planned, and together, we will win”Putin concluded.
Vladimir Putin
He then attended a religious ceremony with Patriarch Cyril, leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, a great support for his government.
In the March elections, without dissident candidates, the president, in power for almost a quarter of a century, won a resounding victory.
Putin will remain in power until 2030. Thanks to a constitutional reform that he approved in 2020, he could run for another term until 2036.
Vladimir Putin
The investiture occurs two days after the anniversary of the Soviet victory against Nazi Germany, May 9, a date that has regained relevance since the beginning of the offensive against Ukraine. which Putin compares to the fight against the Third Reich in World War II.
The ceremony also coincides with a more favorable moment on the front for the Russian army, after suffering humiliating defeats in 2022, in the first months of the conflict.
Russian troops intensified their offensive in eastern Ukraine and have taken several towns around the city of Avdiivka, which they managed to control in mid-February, after a tough battle that lasted months.
Vladimir Putin
