January 23, 2007 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants his successor to pursue similar policies to his own.
In an interview with Indian media posted on the Kremlin website today, Putin said the majority of Russians shared the same values, citing what he said was Russia's shift from "permanent crises" to stability.
Putin's second four-year term ends in 2008. He has previously said the constitution should not be altered to allow him to run for a third consecutive term.
(Interfax, AP)