Russian riot police detain Alexei Navalny at this morning's protests
Alexei Navalny, the leader of protests against President Vladimir Putin that resulted in the arrests of more than 1,500 demonstrators across Russian Federation including himself, said on Sunday that the actions were worthwhile even though he faces another possible stretch in jail. Within days, Putin ordered special forces to seize the strategic Crimea peninsula and - after a hasty referendum rejected internationally - in March 2014 signed off on the region's annexation.
But the 65 year-old Russian leader did not explain how he aimed to achieve these goals and solve the predominantly structural problems holding back the country's growth.
"We should change as the history changes, at the same time, we should stick to our roots, our history", he said.
He became acting president on New Year's Eve 1999 following the surprise resignation of Boris Yeltsin and was elected to his first four-year term in 2000.
Mr Putin's inauguration follows nationwide rallies and protests which resulted in the arrests of at least 1,200 demonstrators.
In this case, city officials had not authorized the protest in Pushkinskaya Square.
The result came amid allegations of election violations, including ballot-box stuffing and forced voting.
He stepped aside in 2008 to serve as prime minister under his protege, Dmitry Medvedev, as the law barred him from serving for two consecutive terms.
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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who stood behind the protests, as well as his associate Nikolai Lyaskin were detained in Moscow.
The apparent discrepancy between the vote total and his trust rating suggests that Putin is important to Russians not so much for what he accomplishes but for what he is - the embodiment of their national identity.
By the end of his fourth term in 2024, will have been in power for almost a quarter of a century. He is backed by state TV and the ruling party.
Russian state television showed the 65-year-old leader arise from his office, don a suit jacket and walk down the long redlined Kremlin halls to a waiting auto.
His decision to annex Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 sparked one of the biggest global crises since the Cold War, incurring Western sanctions which continue to this day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a service held by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Krill, right, in the Annunciation Cathedral after the inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 7, 2018.
Political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin told AFP Mr Putin's approach to the worldwide community would have to change over his new term.
"Russia hasn't been so isolated since the Soviet war in Afghanistan", he told AFP, referring to the 1979-1989 conflict.
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