Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin

2024 inauguration

Fifth inauguration of
Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office as the president of Russia

Date| 7 May 2024; 17 days ago (2024-05-07)
Time| 12:00 (MSK)
Venue| Grand Kremlin Palace
Location| Moscow, Russia
Participants| President of Russia, Vladimir Putin

Assuming office

President of the Constitutional Court of Russia, Valery Zorkin

Administering oath

The fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia took place on Tuesday, 7 May 2024, after being declared the winner of the 2024 Russian presidential election.

Some nations declined to participate in the inauguration ceremony due to reports of electoral fraud. Ukraine declared that it would not acknowledge Putin as the president of Russia.[1] This will be the first full term served after the 2020 Russian constitutional amendments which established a hard two-term limit.[a] It is expected that the government will resign as usual. The President addressed the citizens, and then, according to tradition, received the parade of the presidential regiment on the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by members of the government, the presidential administration, deputies of both chambers of parliament, judges of the Constitutional Court and members of the Central Election Commission.

## Background[edit]

Main article: 2024 Russian presidential election

Vladimir Putin has served as President of the Russian Federation continuously since 2012, having previously served between 2000 and 2008, after which the position was held by Dmitry Medvedev.

According to official data, in the 2024 presidential elections, Putin won with 87.28% of the votes.

## Inauguration[edit]

Putin arrived in the restyled Aurus Senat.[2]

## Foreign guests[edit]

On 6 May, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov informed journalists during a press briefing that formal invitations had been extended to all foreign ambassadors based in Moscow for the upcoming inauguration ceremony.[3] Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, speaking in an interview with Channel One, described the decision to invite ambassadors from unfriendly countries as a complex one, yet emphasized that it served as a clear signal from Moscow to these states. Ryabkov remarked that the conduct of states that declined to send their diplomats is deemed as "cheap."[3]

* Bahrain
* China
* Cyprus
* France: Pierre Lévy [fr], Ambassador to Russia[4]
* Greece
* Hungary
* India
* Iran
* Israel: Ambassador Simona Halperin[5]
* North Korea
* Malta
* Norway[6]
* Portugal
* Singapore
* Slovakia
* South Korea[7]
* United Arab Emirates

Declined invitation

Pashinyan said that he did not receive an invitation as reported.[8] Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said, “We believe that the isolation of Russia, especially its criminal leader, must continue... Participation in Putin’s inauguration is unacceptable for Lithuania.” Our priority remains supporting Ukraine and its people who are fighting against Russian aggression.”[9] The US said they aren't sending any representatives to the inauguration. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said: "We will not have a representative at his inauguration." In response to a question about whether the United States’ boycott of this ceremony means that it considers Putin an illegitimate president, Miller said: "The elections weren't fair, but he still presides in Russia."[10]

* Armenia: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan[11]
* Austria[12]
* Belgium
* Canada[13]
* Czech Republic[14]
* Estonia[14]
* Finland[15]
* Germany: Ambassador Alexander Graf Lambsdorff[4]
* Japan[16]
* Latvia[11]
* Lithuania[11]
* Poland[17]
* Sweden[18]
* United Kingdom[13]
* United States: Ambassador Lynne M. Tracy[19]
* EU: Ambassador[20]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Putin's prior terms, including his then-current term, did not count towards this limit.

1. ^ "Ukraine sees no grounds to recognize Putin as legitimate President of RF - MFA". RBC-Ukraine. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
2. ^ "Putin will now use restyled Aurus car — Kremlin". TASS. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
3. ^ a b "Послы не менее четырех недружественных стран были на инаугурации Путина". Ведомости. 7 May 2024.
4. ^ a b "West divided as Ukraine urges allies to boycott Putin swearing-in". Reuters.
5. ^ "Несмотря на бойкот Запада: Израиль послал своего посла на инаугурацию Путина". vesty. 7 May 2024.
6. ^ "Norge til stede på Putins seremoni: –⁠ Pinlig". VG.no. VG. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
7. ^ "Top S. Korean envoy to Russia attends Putin's inauguration ceremony: Seoul official". yna.co.kr. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
8. ^ "Armenian PM explains why he did not attend Putin's "inauguration"". Ukrainska Pravda.
9. ^ "فرنسا ترسل مبعوثاً لحضور تنصيب بوتين وبرلين تقاطع". Sawt Beirut International. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
10. ^ "US, most EU nations to boycott Putin's inauguration over Ukraine war". Reuters. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
11. ^ a b c "Putin's "inauguration": a number of countries refused to send their representatives to Moscow". unn.ua. 6 May 2024.
12. ^ "Putin beginnt fünfte Amtszeit: Österreich boykottierte Zeremonie". nachrichten.at.
13. ^ a b "Putin sworn in for fifth term while his war in Ukraine continues". euronews. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
14. ^ a b "Czechia and Estonia will not attend Putin's so-called inauguration". Ukrainska Pravda.
15. ^ "Suomi sanoi Putinille ei". www.iltalehti.fi.
16. ^ "Japan Skips Putin's Inauguration Ceremony". nippon.com. 7 May 2024.
17. ^ "Polish representative will not attend Putin's inauguration". Censor.NET.
18. ^ "Sverige nobbar Putins installation". www.aftonbladet.se. 7 May 2024.
19. ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France (6 May 2024). "US To Snub Putin Inauguration". www.barrons.com.
20. ^ "EU ambassador won't attend Putin inauguration - spokesperson". Yahoo Finance. 6 May 2024.

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* 2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000–2008; 2012–present)
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