[Paleo Conservative]

Will Putin step down after this term, or will he find some "legal" way to get out his term limits? Would that even matter? Will the KGB FSB just get another of its type to be the next president?

[asd145]

I think he will find some way. For example, one of his buddies, say, Ivanov, gets "elected". Then after a couple of months some crisis situation is created, Ivanov steps down, Putin gets elected again and rules another 8 years - without formal violation of the constitution.