‘I will run’

Vladimir Putin announced on December 8 that he will run for a fifth presidential term. The announcement came during an event for Heroes of the Fatherland Day. Putin told Artem Zhoga, the speaker of the parliament of the self-proclaimed “DNR,” saying, “I will not hide it, I’ve had different thoughts at different times. But now, you’re right, now is the time when you have to make a decision. I will run for the post of President of the Russian Federation.”