Putinfinity - the future of Russian democracy: inside the 24 January edition of the Guardian Weekly
(The Guardian Russia)

This week in our international news magazine: Putin´s plans for Russia after his presidency; the Luanda Leaks; Trump´s swing voters and more. Subscribe here Vladimir Putin may have signalled that this term as Russia´s president will be his last, but few were in any doubt about the true meaning of last week´s sweeping government reforms: he will not be going anywhere fast. As our Moscow correspondent Andrew Roth explains, the most pressing question in Russia now is not whether Putin will stay in power after 2024, but how he plans to accomplish it. Our big story this week reflects on how the resignations of Dmitry Medvedev and the rest of the Russian cabinet have merely consolidated the power base of the Kremlin´s longest-serving leader since Stalin.In Angola she is known as `the princess` - but suspicion has long hung over how Isobel dos Santos - daughter of the oil-rich country´s former ruler José Eduardo dos Santos - amassed her $2.2bn fortune. Now, an investigation by the Guardian and journalists in 20 countries, led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, suggests Dos Santos benefited from extraordinary opportunities afforded to her by the government of her father. Continue reading...