Vladimir Putin may soon announce run in Russia's 2024 election
Putin, who was handed the presidency by Boris Yeltsin on the last day of 1999, has been leader for longer than any other Russian ruler since Josef Stalin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he visits the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia April 12, 2022.(photo credit: SPUTNIK/EVGENY BIYATOV/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: