Of course, Putin has concentrated so much authority and control over the levers of power in his own hands that he appears capable of anything. But appearances can deceive, for the legacy of Putin's first term is that he is losing his fight with the state apparatus that he inherited.
Naturalmente, Putin ha concentrado en sus manos tanta autoridad y control de las palancas del poder, que parece capaz de cualquier cosa, pero las apariencias pueden resultar engañosas, pues el legado del primer mandato de Putin es el de que está perdiendo su lucha contra el aparato estatal que heredó.