Putin’s plans for 2024 unknown and a new re-election to the presidency of Russia

His representative sent a strict message to Ukraine on Monday (23/1). Kremlin Dmitry Peskov emphasizing that “Ukrainians are the ones who will suffer if the West sends tanks in support of Kyiv».

While the question of whether Berlin will give permission for the Leopard mission to Ukraine remains unanswered Dmitry Peskov he emphasized that “the disagreements in Europe about whether or not to provide tanks to Kyiv show the “nervousness” that prevails within NATO”.

“All countries are responsible for the consequences that the supply of arms to Ukraine will have,” he pointed out.

“But of course all the countries involved, directly or indirectly, by supplying Ukraine with weapons and increasing its technological level bear responsibility (for the continuation of the conflict). The main thing is that the Ukrainians are the ones who will pay the price for this false support”, said the representative of the Kremlin as reported by the Athens News Agency.

Will Putin seek re-election in 2024?

Peskov refused to answer whether the president Vladimir Putin he will seek re-election in 2024 when his current term expires adding that there have been no announcements on the issue.

Speculation about Putin’s plans for 2024 – when elections will be held under the Russian Constitution – is rife in the Russian media.

“The president has not made any statements on this issue,” Peskov said when asked about it.

Human rights groups, independent observers and Western governments say Russian elections are not free or fair, with Putin having suppressed, exiled or imprisoned all of his main opponents in the country during his more than two years in power. decades.

There have also been widespread allegations of electoral fraud, which the Kremlin has dismissed.

As for the US sanctions against the Russian mercenary organization Wagner, Peskov dismissed their significance saying that they will have virtually no practical impact, not only for the organization but also for the Russia.

The US on Friday designated Wagner, which backs Russian forces in Ukraine and claims credit for battlefield successes, an “international criminal organization” and announced new sanctions against it to be announced this week.

In addition, Peskov, as reported by the Athens News Agency, said that the Kremlin is still interested in communicating with the International Atomic Energy Agency, but that there are no plans for a meeting between IAEA chief Rafael Grossi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Peskov concluded by saying that the Russian intelligence report, which claims, without providing evidence, that Ukraine is stockpiling weapons at its nuclear power plants, shows the importance of dialogue with the IAEA.