Putin Goes Ahead With Complete Power as Russian Opposition Rally Plans Continued Resistance

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Rival rallies in Moscow ahead of Putin’s inauguration

Vladimir Putin supporters unveiled plans on Saturday to draw more than 50,000 people onto the streets of Moscow in a show of force ahead of the strongman’s inauguration to a third term as president. Russia’s current prime minister will take back the Kremlin seat he already held from 2000-2008.