Vladimir Putin could in power for 10 more years with plans to purge Russia, an expert has claimed.
The autocratic Russian leader is likely to continue his extremist ways until the bitter end of his reign - or unless his mind succumbs to "dementia extra fast".
Experts have suggested the current Putin era could even be described as "Mid-Putin" - as the next eight years could be marred by his plans to destroy the "substance of Russia ".