MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he would decide on whether to participate in the next presidential election in due time, judging by the situation inside and outside the country.
"My answer will be a standard one. Time will show. I will see what is happening in the country and in the world. The decision on my participation or non-participation in the upcoming presidential election will be taken depending on what will have been done, what could be and should be done [by that time]," Putin said during the annual press conference on Friday, when asked about his participation in the 2018 election in Russia.
