Russia’s Putin Sworn in for Fifth Term, Reiterates Call for ‘Multipolar World Order’

Longstanding leader calls for dialogue with the West ‘free of arrogance, conceit, or sense of exceptionalism.’

Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin takes the oath of office during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 7, 2024. Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s longstanding leader, was sworn in on May 7—at noon Moscow time—for a fifth term of office after sweeping elections in March.

The move gives Mr. Putin six more years, until 2030, at the helm of the ex-Soviet Eurasian powerhouse.