Comment: US sanctions on Russia for election hacking correct move

No more Mr Nice Guy: In this 2011 photo, then-Vice President Biden (left) shakes hands with Putin in Moscow. It has been a tit for tat for the two superpowers after the Biden administration hit Russia with a barrage of new sanctions. — AP

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin, it seems clear, has wanted to hold onto power for life. Though he may soon be reconsidering the wisdom of that.

Last year, Putin managed to get a constitutional amendment passed that would allow him to retain the presidency until 2036. Given that he’s been nominally in charge since 1999, this would be quite the feat.