"In general, there’s no doubt that the president constantly deserves this rank but that is not his priority right now. He is serving as president and he’s got a lot of work to do," Peskov pointed out. He added that Putin wasn’t a career military officer, "that is why he focuses on other issues related to the day-to-day management of the state."
The Russian presidential spokesman declined to specify whether the head of state was a retired colonel or a reservist colonel. Replying to a question about his own military rank, Peskov said that he was a senior lieutenant.
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