Vladimir Putin says he’ll step down as Russian leader by 2024 MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has said he won’t remain Russia’s president for life and will step down in line with the Constitution no later than 2024, according to an interview with a Russian news agency released Sunday. Staying in office beyond that would be “detrimental for the country, and I don’t need this,” he told the Tass news agency. [...] when an organism is strong, you can always keep back the flu because of your immune system.