Vladimir Putin sworn in as president for fourth Kremlin term Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a historic fourth term at a ceremony in the Kremlin today, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years.

Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia's president for a historic fourth term at a ceremony in the Kremlin today, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years."I consider it my duty and my life's aim to do everything possible for Russia, for its present and for its future," Putin said, with his hand on the Russian constitution.