Putin, who has been Russia's paramount leader since Dec. 31, 1999, is expected to formally announce in coming weeks that he will run for a fifth term as president.
Among the names reported by the Kommersant newspaper Monday as likely members of the group were a blonde nationalistic singer with the stage name Shaman; the first Russian woman in space, 86-year-old Valentina Tereshkova; 78-year-old film director Nikita Mikhalkov; and a 90-year-old Russian pediatrician, Leonid Roshal.
Neither has announced a decision.
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