Russian president promises to serve people faithfully amid tensions with west and domestic discontent over povertyVladimir Putin has been sworn in for a fourth presidential term during a lavish Kremlin ceremony that came amid sky-high tensions with the west and simmering domestic discontent over poverty and wealth inequality.State television began its live coverage of the inauguration on Monday with Putin, 65, apparently hard at work in his Kremlin office. He then walked down a long, red-carpeted corridor to a black limousine that whisked him to the nearby Grand Kremlin Palace, the former throne room of Russia’s tsars. Continue reading…
Via: Vladimir Putin sworn in for fourth term in Kremlin ceremony
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