Is the Russian economy Putin’s Achilles’ heel? #breakingnews #breaking #worldhealines

Vladimir Putin is virtually assured of being re-elected on Sunday despite his mediocre economic record. But that does not trouble the Russian president, who considers the economy merely one tool in his overall strategy for wielding power.

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