On December 31, 1999, Russian President Boris Yeltsin made a surprising announcement on national television, revealing his decision to resign and hand over the presidency to his prime minister. “Why hold onto power for an additional six months when the nation has a capable leader ready to assume the presidency, a man whom nearly all Russians are counting on for a brighter future?” Yeltsin stated, … Continue reading President Putin faces challenges from Trump’s erratic foreign policy after 25 years in power