By Chris Pleasance PUBLISHED: 11:58 EST, 19 September 2013 | UPDATED: 13:15 EST, 19 September 2013 Harold Wilson once quipped that a week is a long time in politics. And by that measure Russian President Vladimir Putin has been in power for an eternity. But it seems that an eternity may not be enough for the ex-KGB premier, as he revealed he could run for a fourth presidential term in 2018. Scroll down for video Putin was first elected in 2000 and served two four year terms until he handed control of the country to puppet president Dmitry Medvedev who served until 2012 when Putin was reelected, this time for a six year term
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Russian President has said that he wouldn't exclude running again
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Has been in direct or indirect control of the country since 2000
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