Russia’s Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for a fifth term

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MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a new six-year term on Tuesday at a Kremlin ceremony that was boycotted by the United States and a number of other Western countries due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Putin, in power as president or prime minister since 1999, begins his new mandate more than two years after he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, where Russian forces have regained the initiative after a series of reversals and are seeking to advance further in the east.

At 71, Putin dominates the domestic political landscape. On the international stage, he is locked in a confrontation with Western countries he accuses of using Ukraine as a vehicle to try to defeat and dismember Russia.

"For Russia, this is the continuation of our path, this is stability – you can ask any citizen on the street," Sergei Chemezov, a close Putin ally, told Reuters before the ceremony.

"President Putin was re-elected and will continue the path, although the West probably doesn’t like it. But they will understand that Putin is stability for Russia rather than some sort of new person who came with new policies – either cooperation or confrontation even," he said.

Putin in March won a landslide victory in a tightly controlled election from which two anti-war candidates were barred on technical grounds.

His best known opponent, Alexei Navalny, died suddenly in an Arctic penal colony a month earlier, and other leading critics are in jail or have been forced to flee abroad.

The United States and other Western countries stayed away from Tuesday's inauguration ceremony.
"No, we will not have a representative at his inauguration," Matthew Miller, a U.S. State Department spokesperson, said on Monday.

"We certainly did not consider that election free and fair but he is the president of Russia and he is going to continue in that capacity."

Britain, Canada and most European Union nations also decided to boycott the swearing-in, but France said it would send its ambassador.

Ukraine said the event sought to create "the illusion of legality for the nearly lifelong stay in power of a person who has turned the Russian Federation into an aggressor state and the ruling regime into a dictatorship."

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Jagath Leanage Tuesday, 07 May 2024 04:31 PM

You are a great leader who loves Rusia . Congratulations all the best for your endeavors .

jude Tuesday, 07 May 2024 04:47 PM

We need a leader like you to straighten Sri Lanka. Not a western loving puppet like RW

shelliah Tuesday, 07 May 2024 05:14 PM

who loves his country and people and always looking what people need and they vote you again and again. great president god bless you and your people

Ceylonese Tuesday, 07 May 2024 05:43 PM

Great Leader of the Era indeed, Man of wisdom, wish we had a leader like Putin for Sri Lanka. God Bless Putin and God Bless Russia and God Bless Sri Lanka.

Miracle of Asia Tuesday, 07 May 2024 06:29 PM

Among all Lee Quans and Mahatheer Mohomeds Sri Lanka has ultimately found a Putin in Ranil. Only Ranil, not any of his unmandated associates or any other in the corrcorruption se, they themselves desperately want Ranil to desolve immediately. It will not be opened again in near future because country is bankrupt and even if there is money, there is no parliamentry election. Constitution bahubootha comes to a close and no any other election, even a referendum. That will be the S400 security anchorsheet for the island nation under Ranil Putin.

johan Tuesday, 07 May 2024 06:38 PM

He is the Election Commissioner and President

Hidolf Atler Tuesday, 07 May 2024 07:06 PM

Hon. Putin is one of the greatest megalomaniac in the world and the only megalomaniac of our time.

Nihal Amarasekera Tuesday, 07 May 2024 07:16 PM

Though he may seem a war monger his presence and rule has brought a sense of stability to power balance which otherwise would have been a one of way street for discreetly manipulating United States of world dominance

Hadam Tuesday, 07 May 2024 08:52 PM

Congratulations. As long as Putin, Kim Jun Hun and Xi Jinping exist, the world balance exists. Otherwise west will tell us to "jump" and we'll ask "How high", not "Why".

Sammy Tuesday, 07 May 2024 09:18 PM

Match fixing!

Inam Tuesday, 07 May 2024 09:50 PM

Congratulations to putin .. who has a backbone to stand against the western puppets

ROSH Wednesday, 08 May 2024 01:58 AM

Of course unelected president and elected president by rigging votes that mean both presidents loved master debating in the parliament. Democracy is the greatest right the world ever can have. Unfortunately unelected master debating president loves mile high club.

Shera Wednesday, 08 May 2024 04:37 AM

Those praising Putin are the same people who condemn Sri Lanka's dictators. Make up your mind. You want to admire dictators from far but if it happens to you then it's a problem.

zeylan nagathivu Wednesday, 08 May 2024 12:25 PM

Those who think that Xi, Kim Jong Un, and Putin are balancing power globally need to think again! This is the same thinking that bankrupted Sri Lanka.

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Russia’s Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for a fifth term

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