Russia’s government has resigned, clearing to way for Putin to make major new constitutional changes in the country.
"After those amendments are adopted ... there will be significant changes not only to a variety of constitution articles but to the balance of power, namely to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of power," Medvedev said, according to Tass.
Putin, 67, has led Russia for two decades as either prime minister or president, shifting between the roles in the current Russian constitution that prevents someone from serving more than two consecutive terms as president. But the latest move could be a way for him to circumvent or scrap that rule entirely as his fourth term in office is due to end in 2024.
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