Vladimir Putin is set to be inaugurated Tuesday for a fifth term as president in a gilded hall in the Kremlin Palace... The traditional pomp and ceremony is designed to convey his might as Russia's supreme, uncontested leader for the past quarter-century.
As Putin met with members of the government Monday, preparing to begin his new term, Russia's Defense Ministry announced it would stage tactical nuclear missile drills in the near future, accusing Western officials of escalatory rhetoric over the Ukraine war.
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