Talk:Scenario: World War III (Obama vs. Putin)/@comment-26577560-20150723064003

I really have one big question here? Why Putin can be re-elected as Russia's president for the 3rd term after being make not elligible to run for president in 2008 and becoming Prime Minister between 2008 to 2012??? This never happens in other country which have president and prime minister share power. But Putin when appointed as prime minister between 2008 to 2012 seem more powerful then the then president Medvedev. Putin seem like more influential and powerful than the Russia's ex president Boris Yelstin and ex-Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev or Brenzhev or Gorbachev. Correct me if I spell wrongly??? Can anyone give some facts on this. I do not support Putin but I am quite amazed with Putin political success something that seldom happen in big country like Russia except for that of Stalin.