Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and Presidential Regiment's officers seen during an awards ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace on June 12, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
Vladimir Putin is set to be sworn in as Russia's president for the fifth time in his political career.
Putin's allies heaped praise on the strongman leader ahead of the inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin on Tuesday, saying society is consolidated around the president, who first took office 24 years ago.
The Russian government will resign after the ceremony and a reshuffle will take place in the next few days and weeks.
Western nations are boycotting the ceremony in light of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with the U.S. and U.K. among those refusing to send diplomats to the inauguration.
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