The best scientific forces are being thrown at extending the life and health of the leader.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to remain in power until 2050, reports the British publication Daily Star, citing investigative journalist Ilya Davlyatchin.
According to him, the 73-year-old Putin, who has been at the helm in the Kremlin longer than any leader since Joseph Stalin, would like to maintain power until the age of 97, and then possibly pass it on to his son Ivan. Ivan is currently 10 years old and will be 35 in 2050.
The current constitution, rewritten in 2020 with the "reset" of Putin's terms, allows him to remain president until 2036, that is, until he is 83 years old.
In terms of duration of rule, Putin has already surpassed Pinochet (17 years), Kim Jong Il (17 years), Benito Mussolini, Indonesian dictator Suharto (20 years), and Nicolae Ceaușescu, who led Romania for 24 years. By the end of his fifth term, Putin could surpass Mao Zedong, and in the case of a sixth term, catch up with Francisco Franco (Spain) and António de Salazar (Portugal), each of whom ruled for 36 years.
If Putin remains in power until 2050, he will surpass Muammar Gaddafi (42 years), Kim Il-sung (46 years), and Fidel Castro (49 years) and become the longest-serving ruler of Russia since Ivan the Terrible, who ruled for 50 years (including childhood, when actual governance was entrusted to the boyars).
Putin's entourage is actively engaged in extending the life of the Russian president, and in September, the Ministry of Health was urgently tasked with gathering all available scientific developments on combating aging, The Times reported last year, citing sources familiar with the situation.
According to the publication, the "anti-aging drug" project is overseen by 77-year-old Mikhail Kovalchuk, one of Putin's close friends, who heads the Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy. Additionally, Putin's eldest daughter, endocrinologist Maria Vorontsova, is also involved in it.
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