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Putin talks of possible return to presidency

World Dec. 04, 2009 - 06:45AM JST ( 15 )

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SargeDec. 04, 2009 - 08:12AM JST

Putin is popular in Russia. Plus he's got great abs.
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knackerzDec. 04, 2009 - 08:20AM JST

Wow! What a surprise! Nobody could've predicted that!
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AltriaDec. 04, 2009 - 09:15AM JST

That's great! Putin is the man!
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YuriOtaniDec. 04, 2009 - 09:38AM JST

Yea, Putin President for life.
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DewaashitaDec. 04, 2009 - 10:21AM JST

It's a wonder Medvedev hasn't bumped him off, sucessfully...
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betterdaysDec. 04, 2009 - 10:58AM JST

Just a title but looks like he has been calling the shots anyway
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YelnatsDec. 04, 2009 - 11:39AM JST

Once a dictator always a dictator, and that is what Putin is.
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FoxieDec. 04, 2009 - 12:58PM JST

'If the situation demands it, I will come to you' - where are you then, I am getting hungry. Waiting now for 9 years to have lunch with you. Anyway, Putin is the Greatest...a man I respect in all kind of aspects. I truly wish him all the best and to be President again. I might even watch the news again.
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smithinjapanDec. 04, 2009 - 02:03PM JST

knackers: No kidding. Anyone who's surprised by this was just born yesterday.
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smithinjapanDec. 04, 2009 - 02:04PM JST

Yelnats: "Once a dictator always a dictator, and that is what Putin is."

Compared to whom? He's shown he's capable of doing some pretty awful things, but then so have a lot of leaders of so-called democratic nations.
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LFRAgainDec. 04, 2009 - 03:50PM JST

Wow. Come back as Russian president? Gee, you don't say.

As if anyone in the world is surprised by this announcement.
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5SpeedRacer5Dec. 04, 2009 - 03:59PM JST

If you had to put together a ranking of "world leaders who are a pain to deal with," Putin would not be near the top. He seems pragmatic and reasonable. All the rest is spin or opinion. Certainly Russia and the West could do worse for Russian leadership. It is true that this "President for life" stuff is pretty transparent, but what would Russia be like today without some continuity?

I know he is no angel, but I can't be convinced that he is the worst devil imaginable either. All the good intentions of Medvedev and crew would likely be ripped apart in a couple of years if there were not some muscle somewhere to keep all the mafia and military on a leash.

Come on, like Russia before Putin was all that great?
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stirfryDec. 04, 2009 - 07:24PM JST

you go girl
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flateartherDec. 04, 2009 - 07:51PM JST

Medvedev should just step down now, he's been keeping that seat warm for a while.
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SuperLibDec. 04, 2009 - 11:07PM JST

smithinjapan: Compared to whom? He's shown he's capable of doing some pretty awful things, but then so have a lot of leaders of so-called democratic nations.

Why the need to compare him? Why not just criticize the man as he is. The story is about him, after all.