BBCNEWS BBC News December 26, 2017
A sign of confidence, the russian leader wont even be attending the event. Theres now little standing in the way of mr putins re election in march. Virginia langeberg explains. He has spent almost 18 years in power and is a man familiar with the grand entrance. However on this occasion, Vladimir Putin is expected to not even turn up to his own nomination event. Some have read that decision as a sign of confidence that the kremlin says the president has a prior engagement. Today marks the official launch of Vladimir Putins president ial campaign. Runs as an independent and halves until the end ...