Putin is starting his 5th term as president, more in control of Russia than ever Vladimir Putin arrives for an inauguration ceremony to begin his fifth term as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
American action-movie actor Steven Seagal arrives for Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Vladimir Putin attends an inauguration ceremony as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Vladimir Putin walks to take his oath as Russian president during an inauguration ceremony in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Vladimir Putin arrives for his inauguration ceremony as Russian President in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia talk during a prayer service following an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, attends a prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia following an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a prayer service following an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, background center, attends a prayer service conducted by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, left, following an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to honour guards of the Presidential regiment following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Vladimir Putin walks to take his oath as Russian president during an inauguration ceremony in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, rear center, reviews honour guards of the Presidential regiment following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Head of Russia's Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov speaks to media after Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin reviews honour guards of the Presidential regiment following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Putin began his fifth term Tuesday as Russian leader at a glittering Kremlin inauguration, setting out on another six years in office after destroying his political opponents, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and concentrating all power in his hands. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Honour guard soldiers attend Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Vladimir Putin takes his oath as Russian president during an inauguration ceremony in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, attends a prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, left, following an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
A Honour guard soldier carries the Russian Constitution during Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
Vladimir Putin arrives for his inauguration ceremony as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for an inauguration ceremony to begin his fifth term as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia attend a prayer service following an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Annunciation Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Alexey Maishev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Vladimir Putin arrives for an inauguration ceremony to begin his fifth term as Russian president in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)