“2024 and later - you will need to look when the time comes ... It will certainly end someday, I am well aware of this,” the Russian leader said.
According to him, now we need to "work hard, like St. Francis, each in his own area."
He stressed that the adopted amendments to the Constitution are aimed at developing the country and strengthening its sovereignty, and not at “zeroing out” his presidency.
In June, Putin said that if changes to the country's basic law are not adopted, then instead of stable work, at many levels of government, "eyes will search" in search of possible successors.