Vladimir Putin said on Friday he would respect the Russian constitution which bans anyone from serving two consecutive presidential terms, meaning he will step down from his post in 2024 when his current term expires.

　　弗拉基米尔-普京周五表示，他会尊重俄罗斯的宪法，只可连任总统一次，这意味着他将在2024年辞去职位，届时他的任期届满。

　　His remarks, made to reporters at an economic forum in St Petersburg and broadcast on state TV, are not a surprise and do not necessarily mean he will relinquish power in six years.

　　他在圣彼得堡经济论坛上向记者发表的讲话并在国家电视台播出，该声明并不令人意外，而且这不一定意味着他将在六年内放弃权力。

　　Putin has stepped down as president once before, in 2008, after serving two back-to-back terms only to return in 2012 after doing a stint as prime minister, a maneuver he would be legally entitled to carry out again.

　　普京在2008年曾卸任总统一职，之后他只履行两个背靠背条款担任总理，之后在2012年回归成为总统。这是让他在法律上有权再次执政的一项策略。

　　“I have always strictly abided by the constitution of the Russian Federation,” Putin said, when asked if and when he would be leaving office.

　　“我一直严格遵守俄罗斯联邦宪法，”普京当被问及他是否以及何时将离任时回答到。

　　“In the constitution it’s clearly written that nobody can serve more than two terms in a row ... I intend to abide by this rule.”

　　“在宪法中明确写道，没有人能连续履行两个以上任期……我打算遵守这一规则。”

　　Putin easily won re-election in March, extending his tenure by six years to 24 - which would make him Moscow’s longest-serving leader since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.

　　普京在3月轻松获得连任，将其任期延长6年，即至2024年 - 这将使他成为自苏联独裁者约瑟夫-斯大林以来任职时间最长的莫斯科领导人。