Putin succeeded Yeltsin to become president in 1999, and has ruled Russia throughout the two decades since.
for 18 years. The two presidents were close allies, and Putin's first act upon taking office was to sign an immunity order for any criminal charges that might be levelled at Yeltsin.
He's done it before. In 2008, term limits forced Putin to step down to become prime minister and make way for Dmitry Medvedev to become president. "He was ready to leave both in 1997 and 1998," Yumashev added."His task was to serve out the first and then the second term, but then new tasks arose and he decided to become prime minister in 2008. He certainly didn't want to stay in power for 19 years, I have no doubt."
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