IVANOVO, RUSSIA - MARCH 6: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a group ... [+] photo with women at a Parachute plant on March 6, 2020 in Ivanovo, 230 km east of Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) Getty ImagesThe latest plans for changes to Russia's constitution are a sign of strength—and of weakness. Plans Show The Extent Of Putin's PowerIt surprised no one that Putin accepted the idea. MOSCOW OBLAST, RUSSIA - MARCH,11: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting ... [+] with investors at Novo Ogaryovo State Residence on March 11, 2020 in Moscow, Russia. At home too there is the prospect that Putin's plan to be president for life in all but name could galvanize the country's—admittedly sparse—political opposition.

Source: Forbes March 14, 2020 11:37 UTC