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Kremlin Says Not Yet Known If Putin Will Seek Re-election

by Reuters

   MOSCOW --

   Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday it was not yet known if
   Russian President Vladimir Putin will run for re-election when his term
   ends next year.

   Peskov said Putin met former finance minister Alexei Kudrin to talk
   about a strategy for economic development up to 2024.

   Asked if Kudrin was helping draft Putin's program for the next term,
   Peskov told reporters: "It is not yet known if Putin will run for the
   next presidential term."

   The next six-year term expires in 2024.