Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin
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The fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia took place on 7 May 2024, after Putin was declared the winner of the 2024 Russian presidential election.
Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine and reports of electoral fraud, several countries refused to send representatives to the inauguration ceremony. This was the first full term after the 2020 amendments to the Constitution of Russia which established a hard two-term limit and reset Putin's prior term count.
Background
{{Main|2024 Russian presidential election}}
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Vladimir Putin has served as President of the Russian Federation continuously since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008, after which the position was held by Dmitry Medvedev.
According to official data, in the 2024 presidential election, Putin won with 87.28% of the votes in the first round.
Inauguration
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File:Владимир_Путин_вступил_в_должность_Президента_России_—_28_(7_мая_2024).jpg during the inauguration]]
At noon, Putin proceeded to the Hall of the Order of St. Andrew in the Grand Kremlin Palace, where he took the oath of allegiance to the Constitution.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Путин в пятый раз вступил в должность президента России |url=https://meduza.io/news/2024/05/07/v-kremle-nachalas-tseremoniya-inauguratsii-putina-on-vstupaet-v-dolzhnost-prezidenta-rossii-v-pyatyy-raz |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Meduza |language=ru}} Before arriving for the inauguration, Putin was first shown sitting at a desk in his office in the Kremlin, then walking through the corridors. Afterwards, he went to the venue in a restyled Aurus Senat, as he did in the previous inauguration in 2018; however, this time he was accompanied by electric motorcycles of the same brand.{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/economy/1784993|title=Putin will now use restyled Aurus car — Kremlin|website=TASS|date=2024-05-07|accessdate=2024-05-14}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=«Стабильность не означает косность». Как Путин в пятый раз вступил в должность президента |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/cp0gpe51vl8o |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=BBC News Русская служба |language=ru}}
After taking the oath, Putin made an address to the citizens, and then, according to tradition, received the parade of the presidential regiment on the Kremlin's Cathedral Square, and attended an Orthodox prayer service at the Cathedral of the Annunciation.{{Cite web |last=Chernova |first=Christian Edwards, Lauren Kent, Clare Sebastian, Anna |date=2024-05-07 |title=Putin inaugurated as president for fifth term with Russia under tight grip |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/europe/putin-inauguration-russia-president-fifth-term-intl/index.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title='Together we will win': Putin sworn in as Russia's president |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/7/together-we-will-win-putin-sworn-in-as-russias-president |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Vladimir Putin officially begins fifth term following Kremlin inauguration ceremony |url=https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/07/vladimir-putin-officially-begins-fifth-term-following-kremlin-inauguration-ceremony-en-news |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Novaya Gazeta Europe}}
Following the inauguration, the government of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin resigned as per constitutional convention.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Правительство России ушло в отставку в связи со вступлением Путина в должность президента |url=https://meduza.io/news/2024/05/07/pravitelstvo-rossii-ushlo-v-otstavku-v-svyazi-so-vstupleniem-putina-v-dolzhnost-prezidenta |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Meduza |language=ru}} Putin reappointed Mishustin to form a second cabinet on 10 May, which was later overwhelmingly confirmed by the State Duma.{{Cite web |title=Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister of Russia |url=https://tass.com/politics/1786349 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=TASS}}{{Cite news |date=2024-05-10 |title=Дума переутвердила Мишустина на пост главы правительства |url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/duma-pereutverdila-mishustina-na-post-glavy-praviteljstva/32941233.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=Радио Свобода |language=ru}}
Guests
There were a total of 2,600 attendees at the event,{{Cite web |title=На инаугурации Президента Владимира Путина присутствовал Сергей Казаков - Пензенский областной драматический театр имени А. В. Луначарского |url=https://penzateatr.ru/news/default/view/id/2613 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=penzateatr.ru |language=ru}} including members of the government, the presidential administration, deputies of both chambers of the Federal Assembly, judges of the Constitutional Court and members of the Central Election Commission. They included members of Putin's entourage, such as former president Dmitry Medvedev, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, the CEO of Channel One Russia, Konstantin Ernst, and American actor Steven Seagal. Standing on stage next to Putin were the president of the Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, and the speakers of the Federation Council and State Duma, respectively Valentina Matviyenko and Vyacheslav Volodin.
= Foreign =
On 6 May, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov informed journalists during a press briefing that formal invitations had been extended to all foreign ambassadors based in Moscow for the upcoming inauguration ceremony.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2024/05/07/1036019-posli-chetireh-stran-bili/|title=Послы не менее четырех недружественных стран были на инаугурации Путина|date=7 May 2024|website=Ведомости}} Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, speaking in an interview with Channel One, described the decision to invite ambassadors from unfriendly countries as a complex one, yet emphasized that it served as a clear signal from Moscow to these states. Ryabkov remarked that the conduct of states that declined to send their diplomats is deemed as "cheap." Envoys from six European Union member states were confirmed at the inauguration, including representatives of Hungary and Slovakia, and the ambassadors of France, Greece, Malta and Cyprus.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-sends-envoy-putin-inauguration-berlin-boycotts-2024-05-06/|title=West divided as Ukraine urges allies to boycott Putin swearing-in|website=Reuters}} Also attending were ambassadors Simona Halperin of Israel, Robert Kvile of Norway, and Lee Do-hoon of South Korea.{{Cite web |date=7 May 2024 |title=Несмотря на бойкот Запада: Израиль послал своего посла на инаугурацию Путина |url=https://www.vesty.co.il/main/article/sjrpa6wfa |website=vesty}}{{cite web |title=Top S. Korean envoy to Russia attends Putin's inauguration ceremony: Seoul official |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240507008100315 |website=yna.co.kr |date=7 May 2024|access-date=7 May 2024}}{{cite web |title=Norge til stede på Putins seremoni: – Pinlig |url=https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/pP6q0R/norge-sender-ambassadoeren-til-putins-seremoni |website=VG.no |publisher=VG |date=7 May 2024|access-date=7 May 2024}}
= Declined =
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that he did not receive an invitation from Putin.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/7/7454684/|title=Armenian PM explains why he did not attend Putin's "inauguration"|website=Ukrainska Pravda}}{{Cite web|url=https://unn.ua/en/news/putins-inauguration-a-number-of-countries-refused-to-send-their-representatives-to-moscow|title=Putin's "inauguration": a number of countries refused to send their representatives to Moscow|date=May 6, 2024|website=unn.ua}} Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said, "We believe that the isolation of Russia, especially its criminal leader, must continue... Participation in Putin's inauguration is unacceptable for Lithuania. Our priority remains supporting Ukraine and its people who are fighting against Russian aggression."{{Cite web|url=https://www.sawtbeirut.com/world-news/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88/|title=فرنسا ترسل مبعوثاً لحضور تنصيب بوتين وبرلين تقاطع|publisher=Sawt Beirut International|date=2024-05-06|accessdate=2024-05-14}} United States State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the US would not be sending a representative to the inauguration, but in regard to whether Putin was being considered an illegitimate president, added that "the elections weren't fair, but he still presides in Russia."{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-sends-envoy-putin-inauguration-berlin-boycotts-2024-05-06/|title=US, most EU nations to boycott Putin's inauguration over Ukraine war|publisher=Reuters|date=2024-05-07|accessdate=2024-05-14}}{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2024 |title=US To Snub Putin Inauguration |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/us-to-snub-putin-inauguration-37dfe381 |website=Barron's |agency=Agence France-Presse}} The European Union said it would not be sending its ambassador to attend the inauguration.{{Cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eu-ambassador-wont-attend-putin-194129386.html|title=EU ambassador won't attend Putin inauguration – spokesperson|date=May 6, 2024|website=Yahoo Finance}}
Other countries which did not attend included Austria,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nachrichten.at/politik/aussenpolitik/putin-beginnt-fuenfte-amtszeit-oesterreich-boykottierte-zeremonie;art391,3946712|title=Putin beginnt fünfte Amtszeit: Österreich boykottierte Zeremonie|website=nachrichten.at}} Belgium,{{Cite web |title=«Радио Свобода»: на инаугурацию Путина приехали представители шести стран ЕС, включая Францию, Венгрию и Словакию |url=https://meduza.io/news/2024/05/07/radio-svoboda-na-inauguratsiyu-putina-priehali-predstaviteli-shesti-stran-es-vklyuchaya-frantsiyu-vengriyu-i-slovakiyu |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Meduza |language=ru}} Canada,{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=Putin sworn in for fifth term while his war in Ukraine continues |url=https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/06/vladimir-putin-set-to-begin-fifth-term-as-devastating-war-with-ukraine-continues |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Euronews |language=en}} the Czech Republic, Estonia,{{Cite web |title=Czechia and Estonia will not attend Putin's so-called inauguration |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/05/5/7454348/ |website=Ukrainska Pravda}} Finland,{{Cite web|url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/3c3ac67c-69bf-4c93-8362-623d6b31a013|title=Suomi sanoi Putinille ei|website=www.iltalehti.fi}} Germany, Japan,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2024050700916/|title=Japan Skips Putin's Inauguration Ceremony|date=7 May 2024|website=nippon.com}} Latvia, Poland,{{Cite web|url=https://censor.net/en/news/3488066/polish_representative_will_not_attend_putins_inauguration|title=Polish representative will not attend Putin's inauguration|website=Censor.NET}} Sweden,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Rr77qd/aftonbladet-direkt?pinnedEntry=1250573|title=Sverige nobbar Putins installation|date=7 May 2024|website=www.aftonbladet.se}} and the United Kingdom.
Reactions
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison in February, described Putin as "a liar, a thief and a murderer" and urged her supporters "to keep up the fight against Putin". Ukraine declared that it would not acknowledge Putin as the president of Russia.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=Ukraine sees no grounds to recognize Putin as legitimate President of RF – MFA |url=https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-sees-no-grounds-to-recognize-putin-1715007427.html |accessdate=2024-05-14 |website=RBC-Ukraine}}
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