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Russia’s Putin Sworn in for 4th Term as President

Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a fourth term in office on Monday.

Speaking in Moscow, Putin promised to follow an economic program that would improve living conditions across the country. He said that improving Russia’s economy would be a major goal of his next six years in office.

Economic growth slowed because of a recession. Russia observers have linked the recession, in part, to international sanctions against the country.

Saying Russia must “use all existing possibilities,” the 65-year-old leader promised to work for “a new quality of life, well-being1, security and people’s health.”

Under his leadership, Russia has regained2 its position as a world leader through military action, including intervening in Syria’s war to help its president. Yet Putin has been criticized for doing little to reduce Russia’s dependence3 on energy exports or develop its manufacturing industry.

Russia’s economy was hurt by low world oil prices and sanctions linked to the 2014 takeover of Crimea and military involvement in separatists in eastern Ukraine. Between 2014 and 2016, the Russian ruble lost half of its value on international currency markets.

In 2017, Russia recorded small economic growth, with the ruble recovering some of its value. But the value dropped about 8 percent more last month after the United States announced new sanctions.

Putin said, “Russia should be modern…It should be ready to accept the call of the times.”

In his speech, he spoke4 about Russia’s international role only briefly5. He said “Russia is a strong, active, influential6 participant in international life.”

He admitted that Russia faces problems, but said that the country has always faced those problems and succeeded.

Putin was re-elected as president in March, when he received 77 percent of the vote.

He has effectively been the leader of Russia for all of the 21st century. He left the presidency7 in 2008 because of term limits, but was named prime minister and continued to lead the country until he returned as president in 2012.

Putin became acting8 president on the last day of 1999 following the surprise resignation of Boris Yeltsin. He was elected to his first four-year term in 2000.

Russian state television broadcast the swearing-in ceremony. It began with Putin working in an office, then putting on a suit coat to begin a long walk through the building housing Russia’s Senate. He then got in a car for a short drive to the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Thousands of people attended the ceremony in person. One of the most famous was former German Chancellor9 Gerhard Schroeder. He is now chairman of Russia’s state oil company and one of the loudest Western voices arguing for an end to sanctions against Russia.

Schroeder stood with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, and Putin shook hands with him after the speech.

Soon after the ceremony, Putin officially ordered the dismissal of the Cabinet, but asked Medvedev to serve again as prime minister.

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Words in This Story

sanction – n. an action that is taken or an order given to force a country to obey international rules

suit coat – n. clothing worn over the upper part of the body

role – n. a duty or part performed as part of a process

currency – n. the money that a country uses


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1 well-being Fe3zbn     
n.安康,安乐,幸福
参考例句:
  • He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
  • My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福,却被误解为多管闲事。
2 regained 51ada49e953b830c8bd8fddd6bcd03aa     
复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地
参考例句:
  • The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
  • She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻,但很快恢复了镇静。
3 dependence 3wsx9     
n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属
参考例句:
  • Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
  • He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
4 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
5 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
6 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的,有权势的
参考例句:
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
7 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句:
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
8 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
9 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

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