Putin then took the oath of office in the resplendent pink marble Andreyevsky Hall, the throne room of Russia’s czars in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a service held by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, right, in the Annunciation Cathedral after the inauguration ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, on Monday. “The purpose of my life will be, as before, service to the people, to our fatherland,” Putin said after he swore on Russia’s constitution. Showcasing Russia’s manufacturing potential, Putin swapped his armored Mercedes-Benz for the domestically made Cortege on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin walks down the stairs following his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin's Sobornaya Square in Moscow on May 7, 2018.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2018 09:35 UTC