Putin is planning to amend the constitution to allow him to skirt presidential term limits and remain in power.
against a ban on independent candidates running in Moscow's city elections. Sobol was among them. She was arrested by police and footage of her being dragged away in front of dozens of reporters became one of the most enduring images of the unrest.
"Most people in Russia want to fight for their rights," Sobol said."People go to the streets, go to the courts—anywhere to fight for their rights... that's why thousands of people went to the streets last summer." Sobol suggested that"even Putin doesn't know" exactly what he will do, but that the goal remains a simple one: lifelong control."Putin doesn't want to leave the office," she said."I think he wants to be in power and be the head of state until his end of life."
Since the pension protests, Putin's approval has steadily dropped. Though buoyed by the annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the successful FIFA World Cup in 2018, Russia has long struggled with sluggish economic performance, slow wage growth and abysmal quality of life.
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