Putin engineers shake-up to keep power

By Vladimir Isachenkov
Updated January 16 2020 - 10:53am, first published 10:50am
Head of Russia's Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin (L) has been named the country's new prime minister.
Head of Russia's Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin (L) has been named the country's new prime minister.

President Vladimir Putin has engineered a surprise shake-up of Russia's leadership, proposing changes to the constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024.

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