“Musk’s team said it saved the country $115 billion by slashing wasteful and redundant spending. Not everyone agrees, but he feels he has the country on track and he can step aside.”

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    4 days ago

    The Russian constitution omly allowed 2 consecutive terms.

    Putin endorsed Medvedev, who served 1 term, then Putin resumed power afterwards.

    At which point he removed the 2 term restriction.

    They’ve already found another placeholder.