Breaking: Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev announced he and the entire Russian government is resigning

[Dennis Donovan]

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https://apnews.com/1647bca321cf26021aa6f2d3b38cca72

Report: Russian prime minister submits resignation to Putin

MOSCOW (AP) — The Tass news agency reports that Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

Russian news agencies said Putin thanked Medvedev for his service but noted thatthe prime minister’s Cabinet failed to fulfill all the objectives set for it.

Russian media said Putin plans to name Medvedev as deputy of the presidential Security Council.

Medvedev, a longtime close associate of Putin’s, has served as Russia’s prime minister since 2012. He spent four years before that as president in 2008-2012.

Putin asked the member’s of Medvedev’s Cabinet to keep working until a new Cabinet is formed.

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-putin-idUSKBN1ZE15J

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 15, 2020 / 5:26 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a nationwide vote on sweeping constitutional changes that would shift power from the presidency to parliament and the prime minister, a move that could allow him to extend his rule after leaving the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the State Council in Moscow, Russia, January 15, 2020. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via
In power as either president or prime minister since 1999, Putin, 67, is due to step down in 2024 when his fourth presidential term ends.

He has not yet said what he plans to do when his term expires, but under the current constitution, which bans anyone from serving more than two successive presidential terms, Putin is barred from immediately running again.

Putin told the country’s political elite in his annual state-of-the-nation speech on Wednesday that he favored changing the constitution to hand the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, the power to choose Russia’s prime minister and other key positions.

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1. King Vlad.

[rzemanfl]

2. As if we don't have enough to process. n/t

[Dennis Donovan]

5. No shit - my fingers are numb...

[Takket]

4. Will he just declare himself czar now?

[Mike 03]

6. Thanks for finding this.

I was going to post this but all I could find were Russian and Chinese sources.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. We need an emoticon for Kabuki theatre. nt