Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a 3D panorama 'Memory speaks. The road through the war' in St.Petersburg, Russia, January 18, 2020. Dmitri Lovetsky/Pool via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he did not want Russia to return to the late Soviet-era practice of having lifelong rulers who died in office without a proper succession strategy.
His comments, made to World War Two veterans in St Petersburg, came days after he unveiled a sweeping shake-up of the political system which led to the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister along with his government.
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