The journalist asked the president if he would like to continue in office after the next elections.
“No, I prefer not to answer such questions, this is my traditional answer.
There is still a lot of time before the next elections.
Conversations on this topic are destabilizing the situation.
The situation must be calm and stable so that all government bodies, all state structures work confidently and calmly look into the future.
Yes, the Constitution allows me to do this, to run for the next term, but no decisions have been made on this score yet, ”Putin said, quoted by the Kremlin press service.
In June, the Russian president noted that the decision on the head of state is always up to the citizens of the country.
Putin also expressed the hope that the time will come and he will be able to name a person who, in his opinion, is worthy to lead the country.