Who’s votes are counted in Russia any more? Putin is the de-facto President of Russia until he dies. In fact - didn’t he “turn over” an election to another fellow several years ago to appease the law that he later changed to allow him to no longer have any form of term limits?
The President is limited by the Russian Constition to two consecutive terms.
Under the Dmitri Medvedev administration, the Constitution was amendment to lengthen the presidential term from four years to six years.
Putin got around term limits by serving an intervening term as Prime Minister from 2008-2012; after that he ran for President in 2012 and won and this year, he is standing for a second consecutive term as President.
In 2024, this would render a lame duck, right? Not so fast - he could stand down for an intervening term or more likely, have the Constitution amended to abolish term limits altogether.
The question of whether Putin can safely retire is whether a successor gives immunity for his acts while in office. And the Russian elite would have to agree on a successor who has Putin’s blessings.
A peaceful transition to the post-Putin era won’t become clear for sometime yet.